Commerce Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Funding for Rural Communications
January 29, 2016
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, will hold a hearing on future funding for rural communications on Thursday, February 4th at 10:30 a.m.
The hearing will examine the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Mobility Fund and Connect America Fund, with particular emphasis on which entities and technologies should be eligible to receive support.
Witnesses:
- Mr. Darrington Seward, Managing Partner, Seward and Son Planting Company
- Mr. Steven K. Berry, President & CEO, Competitive Carriers Association (CCA)
- Mr. Jimmy Carr, CEO, All Points Broadband, testifying on behalf of Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA)
- Mr. Michael Rapelyea, Vice President for Government Affairs, ViaSat, Inc.
* Witness list subject to change
Hearing Details:
Thursday, February 4, 2016
10:30 a.m.
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet hearing
This hearing will take place in Senate Russell Office Building, Room 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.
The hearing will examine the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Mobility Fund and Connect America Fund, with particular emphasis on which entities and technologies should be eligible to receive support.
Witnesses:
- Mr. Darrington Seward, Managing Partner, Seward and Son Planting Company
- Mr. Steven K. Berry, President & CEO, Competitive Carriers Association (CCA)
- Mr. Jimmy Carr, CEO, All Points Broadband, testifying on behalf of Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA)
- Mr. Michael Rapelyea, Vice President for Government Affairs, ViaSat, Inc.
* Witness list subject to change
Hearing Details:
Thursday, February 4, 2016
10:30 a.m.
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet hearing
This hearing will take place in Senate Russell Office Building, Room 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.
