Hearings

Broadband Adoption: The Next Mile

October 29, 2013
10:30 AM Russell Senate Office Building 253

SCom: CommunicationsWASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will hold a hearing on Tuesday, October 29 at 10:30 a.m., titled, “Broadband Adoption: The Next Mile.” The Subcommittee will examine how to increase broadband adoption in the United States; explore challenges to broadband adoption among various demographic groups and regions; and strategies to overcome those barriers.

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Majority Statement

  • Senator Mark Pryor

    Chairman
    Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet

Testimony

  • Mr. Aaron Smith

    Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center
    Pew Internet & American Life Project
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  • Mr. David L. Cohen

    Executive Vice President
    Comcast Corporation
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  • Ms. Bernadine Joselyn

    Director of Public Policy and Engagement
    Blandin Foundation
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  • Ms. Sunne Wright McPeak

    President and CEO
    California Emerging Technology Fund
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  • The Honorable John Sununu

    Honorary Co-Chair
    Broadband for America
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