The Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee field hearing will feature...
The Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee field hearing will feature FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel among its witnesses. The group includes representatives from AT&T, Comcast, CenturyLink, Cox Communications, the Arkansas Educational Television Network, Windstream, SuddenLink, Arkansas Broadcasting Association, Arkansas Economic Development Commission,…
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Fast Access for Students, Teachers and Economic Results and Arkansas Research and Educational Optical Network. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., the subcommittee’s chairman, released the list of witnesses Thursday (http://1.usa.gov/1cQzv8e). The hearing will take place in Little Rock’s Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas board room Monday at 9 a.m. CDT. Arkansas “has stepped up when it comes to broadband deployment, but we need to continue the momentum,” Pryor said in a statement. “I'm looking forward to hearing directly from businesses and officials about how we can work together to connect Arkansans to the Internet and all the benefits that come with it.” The subcommittee will approach these witnesses in three panels, said its website (http://1.usa.gov/16f2Rbe).