[Air-L] WEBCAST TODAY: US Senate: The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

[Joly MacFie]

This was this morning. I have only corrected the first 30 mins of the
transcript thus far. Note that we are now testing out simulcasting on
twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive/

ISOC Live posted: "Today, Wednesday May 13 2020, at 10 am EDT the Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened a hearing
titled, “The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic”. The hearing
examined the ongoing initiatives led by the Federal Commun"

[image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/senatecovid/>Today,
*Wednesday May 13 2020*, at *10 am EDT* the *Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation <https://www.commerce.senate.gov/>* convened a
hearing titled, “*The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
<https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/5/the-state-of-broadband-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic>*”.
The hearing examined the ongoing initiatives led by the Federal
Communications Commission to maintain and expand high-speed and reliable
broadband connections to all Americans during this national public health
emergency. The hearing also examine the impact of funds provided through
the *CARES Act
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3548/text?q=product+actualizaci%C3%B3n>
*to support broadband initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels,
and legislative proposals focused on addressing the digital divide during
the COVID-19 outbreak. Witnesses: *Steven Berry*, President / CEO,
Competitive Carriers Association; *Shirley Bloomfield*, CEO, NTCA - The
Rural Broadband Association; *Gene Kimmelman*, Senior Advisor, Public
Knowledge; and *Jonathan Spalter*, President / CEO, USTelecom - The
Broadband Association.

*LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/senatecovid/
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/senatecovid/>*

*TRANSCRIPT: https://otter.ai/s/z4CQHgQ_T6qvNvpWkBZBjw
<https://otter.ai/s/z4CQHgQ_T6qvNvpWkBZBjw> (raw AI)*

*TWITTER: @SenateCommerce + broadband <https://bit.ly/3bwnZiY>*

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