A hearing was held wednesday on the oversight of the fcc. The hearing focused on a range of topics including Broadband Access during coronavirus, expanding broadband to rural areas, telehealth, and more. This is three hours and 25 minutes. Welcome to todays hearing on the federal communication committee. I thank our witnesses for appearing. Today we will hear from the fcc chairman, commissioner michael o riley, and jeffrey starks. The fcc is the nations primary regulator of interstate and international networks. They ensure that all people in the United States have access to rapid, efficient, and nationwide Communication Services at reason prices. Never has their job been more important. They have put a spot right on the nations Nations Communications networks. There has been a dramatic usage and we are fairing better than other countries in meeting this increased demand. This is to be applauded, but there is still more work to be done, of course. Today there are far too Many Americans
Broadband access with Program Director from the Telecommunications Administration and several district representatives. This is about 30 minutes. If i could have your attention, we are ready for the next panel to begin. Welcome, thank you for joining us this morning. The Digital Divide using all the tools and or toolkit. My partner here joined by chris make progress but the benefit of all. Evan, director, product brand diploma, the beta program. Vice president Government Affairs policy. And we have director public andc policy. Today to talk about thishere important topic, its a pleasure to be on the panel with you. It would be helpful for each panelist to talk about products and Services Offered and Innovative Technology viewed asg the Digital Divide. Would you like to kick us off . Is an honor to be here like to serve the thank you for the federal Program Officers doing a great job two. [laughter] not in polite company. ■h id love to answer your question asked about technology, i wa
President of the illuminating company. How do you do . Seemotion you are about to is the story of northeast ohio and the part electricity plays in the lives of all of us that live here. I think you will find it a fascinating story. Certainly it concerns a fascinating area. No geographical region of any size anywhere in the world is more abundantly blessed with the ingredients for prosperity and progress then is this 1700 square mile surface of land stretching along the south shore of lake erie to the west. Ohioin northeast possibilities are unlimited. Possibilities which we at the illuminating company have tried to emphasize to bring to the attention of all of america the fact that this is the best location in the nation. This activity is but one expression of the partnership that has existed between the area and the company for more than 75 years. This movie attempt to portray some of the other aspects of that partnership. Northeast ohios electric needs provide many items of equipment
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Guidebook that the community developed over years in terms of what to do when multiple parties seek the same domain name. It is not like the trademark world where people can use apple as a trademark in one context and a Different Company can use apple in a totally different industry. Unfortunately on the internet only one person can have. Apple. The community faced with how to deal with the competing claims on these names. And what the community decided, and i mean all the businesses that are now seeking domain names along with the technical experts and Civil Society members that participate in this policy make process, decided you have two people making equal claims for a name, they need to work it out. At the end of the day the process they put in place to resolve that the end is an auction that can be conducted privately or conducted under the auspices of icann. That is been used. Has it been a great outcome . Its a great question to ask. If they feel the experience of dealing with