This webcast just finished, but is available for review. One issue recognized by the subcommittee is that earlier data, much of it supplied by incumbents, was not accurate, and must be improved on. Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke is on the SubCommittee and took the opportunity to ask some pointed questions about Gov. Cuomo's $500m broadband expansion plan <https://nysbroadband.ny.gov/sites/default/files/phase_2_bidders_ppt_0.pdf>. Not discussed much was 'broadband blight' - as copper rots in the ground or on the pole, providers are postponing FTTX rollouts while they wait for 5G to mature. joly posted: "On Wednesday March 21 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is holding a hearing - Broadband: Deploying America's 21st Century Infrastructure - in Washington DC. The Subcomm" [image: Energy + Commerce]On *Wednesday March 21 2017*, the *U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology <https://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/communications-and-technology>* is holding a hearing - *Broadband: Deploying America's 21st Century Infrastructure <https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/hearings/broadband-deploying-americas-21st-century-infrastructure>* - in Washington DC. The Subcommitteewill examine ways to eliminate barriers to broadband infrastructure development. Members will look at draft legislation to streamline the permitting and siting process at the federal level to spur private sector investment and bring increased and more efficient broadband across the country. Witnesses: Steven Berry, President and CEO, Competitive Carriers Association; *LeRoy T. Carlson Jr*, CEO, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. and Chairman, U.S. Cellular; *Michael Conners* Sub-Chief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe; *Bryan Darr*, CEO, Mosaik Solutions; *Joanne S. Hovis*, President, CTC Technology and Energy; *Thomas A. Murray*, Founder and Managing Member, Community Wireless Structures, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Wireless Infrastructure Association; *James W. Stegeman*, President, CostQuest Associates, Inc. The hearing is being webcast live via YouTube <https://youtu.be/_IgNzkRkDhw>. *View on YouTube*: https://youtu.be/_IgNzkRkDhw *Testimony & Legislation*: http://bit.ly/2na8580 *Twitter*: https://twitter.com/hashtag/subcommtech Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9069#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9069#comments> *​Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9069 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -