Address we provided staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion. With that, the chair recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Good morning, and first off i want to thank the witnesses were appearing before us, today, we are talking about our nations wireless infrastructure and to some extent the nations wealth. 5g Networks and beyond will grow our economy and enable advances in technology and connectivity. However, as a country and a planet, we face a growing challenge. Currently only four major companies, two in New York and two in china, build the Equipment And Infrastructure essential for these. Im glad to see representatives from three companies working to shake up this industry are here with us today. We have seen in the United States, europe, and around the world that lack of competition in this space has divided folks into two camps. Those who can afford secure networks and those who cant. And as more and more communications and commerce
Commission. Madam secretary, would you please introduce our agenda this evening. First, you will he or a presentation on creation of an Emergency Broadband Benefits Program. Congress charged the fcc with developing a new 3. 2 billion program to help struggling americans to pay for broadband internet. Service during the pandemic. Internet service during the pandemic. Second, you will hear steps for the agencys Telehealth Program. Congress recently provided an additional 239 million to support fcc efforts to expand connected care throughout the country, and help more patients receive health care safely. Third, you will hear a presentation on work the agency is doing to collect precise and accurate fixed and mobile broadband plowman data as part of the mission to close broadband Deployment Data as part of the mission to close the divide. An act requires the mission to take action to address diversion of 911 fees for purposes unrelated to 911. You will consider a third notice of proposal t
Lets give these folks an opportunity, again, a disproportionate opportunity and a shot at some of this stuff and, quite frankly, one quick plug for what were trying to do here is that we will be leaving this here to take you live now to the federal communication open meeting which is just getting under way. Live coverage on cspan3. Introduce our agenda this morning. Thank you, madam chairwoman. Good morning to you and good morning commissioners. For todays meeting you will hear three presentations and two items for your consideration. First, you will hear a presentation on the creation of an Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. Congress charged the fcc with developing a new 3. 2 billion to help struggling americans to pay for Broadband Internet service during the pandemic. Second, you will hear a presentation on the next steps for the agencys covid19 Telehealth Program. Congress recently provided an additional 249. 95 million to support the fccs efforts to expand connected care through
National Defense Authorization act, and a measure ealing with the boeing max 737 crashes. Requested votes will take place after 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage of the house here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and gracious lord of mercy, we give you thanks for giving us another day. In this single week, after a Long Campaign season and before breaking once again for thanksgiving, bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose on the issues facing them. We ask your blessing as well on those newly elected who will be joining this assembly for the 117th congress. May their transition into office be smooth and marked by the civility of Democratic Change of government which is the rightful pride of the United States of america. Lord, our nation continues to be besieged by the plague of the coronavirus. Send your spirit of peace that our people might be bro
Geostrategic challenge with the rise of china poses for the United States, not just today but in the future. The communist party led people were public of china through unfair trade practices, intellectual property theft, market manipulation and very prominently, in my view, nonreciprocal treatment, not just in the economic round but in many realms i has been a fore in the Global Economy that undercuts the resiliency and strength of the u. S. Economy. China has been one of the worlds fastestgrowing economies averaging close to 10 growth from 19792015. In 2014 china overtook the United States ass the Worlds Largest economy purchasing power parity basis according to the International Monetary fund. I believe that there is a strong eipartisan interest hopefully we will see that today in establishing a longterm economic United States strategy with our allies that focuses on reciprocity, intellectual property theft, and ultimately, from the United States perspective out competing the chines