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Deploying America's 21St Century Infrastructure BROADBAND: DEPLOYING AMERICA’S 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MARCH 21, 2017 Serial No. 115–15 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 25–494 WASHINGTON : 2017 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:57 Jun 20, 2017 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 I:\MY DOCS\HEARINGS 115\HEARINGS\115-15 CHRIS COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE GREG WALDEN, Oregon Chairman JOE BARTON, Texas FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey Vice Chairman Ranking Member FRED UPTON, Michigan BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois ANNA G. ESHOO, California TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas GENE GREEN, Texas MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, Washington G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina GREGG HARPER, Mississippi DORIS O. MATSUI, California LEONARD LANCE, New Jersey KATHY CASTOR, Florida BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland PETE OLSON, Texas JERRY MCNERNEY, California DAVID B. MCKINLEY, West Virginia PETER WELCH, Vermont ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois BEN RAY LUJA´ N, New Mexico H. MORGAN GRIFFITH, Virginia PAUL TONKO, New York GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York BILL JOHNSON, Ohio DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa BILLY LONG, Missouri KURT SCHRADER, Oregon LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, III, Massachusetts BILL FLORES, Texas TONY CA´ RDENAS, California SUSAN W. BROOKS, Indiana RAUL RUIZ, California MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Oklahoma SCOTT H. PETERS, California RICHARD HUDSON, North Carolina DEBBIE DINGELL, Michigan CHRIS COLLINS, New York KEVIN CRAMER, North Dakota TIM WALBERG, Michigan MIMI WALTERS, California RYAN A. COSTELLO, Pennsylvania EARL L. ‘‘BUDDY’’ CARTER, Georgia SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee Chairman LEONARD LANCE, New Jersey MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania Vice Chairman Ranking Member JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois PETER WELCH, Vermont STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky RAUL RUIZ, California PETE OLSON, Texas DEBBIE DINGELL, Michigan ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida ANNA G. ESHOO, California BILL JOHNSON, Ohio ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York BILLY LONG, Missouri G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina BILL FLORES, Texas DORIS O. MATSUI, California SUSAN W. BROOKS, Tennessee JERRY MCNERNEY, California CHRIS COLLINS, New York FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey (ex KEVIN CRAMER, North Dakota officio) MIMI WALTERS, California RYAN A. COSTELLO, Pennsylvania GREG WALDEN, Oregon (ex officio) (II) VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:57 Jun 20, 2017 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 I:\MY DOCS\HEARINGS 115\HEARINGS\115-15 CHRIS C O N T E N T S Page Hon. Marsha Blackburn, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, opening statement ............................................................................ 1 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 3 Hon. Michael F. Doyle, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 3 Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, opening statement .......................................................................... 5 Hon. Leonard Lance, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, opening statement ................................................................................... 7 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... Hon. Greg Walden, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 170 WITNESSES Steven K. Berry, President and CEO, Competitive Carriers Association ........... 9 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 12 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... Michael Conners, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe ....................................................... 28 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 30 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... Thomas A. Murray, Founder and Managing Member, Community Wireless Structures, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Wireless Infrastruc- ture Association .................................................................................................... 36 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 38 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... Joanne S. Hovis, President, CTC Technology and Energy ................................... 48 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 50 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... Leroy T. Carlson, Jr., CEO, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., and Chair- man, U.S. Cellular ............................................................................................... 62 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 64 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... James W. Stegeman, President, Costquest Associates, Inc. ................................ 128 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 131 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... Bryan Darr, CEO, Mosaik Solutions ...................................................................... 157 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 159 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... SUBMITTED MATERIAL Broadband coverage map of Iowa, submitted by Mr. Loebsack ........................... 171 Statement of Public Knowledge, submitted by Ms. Eshoo ................................... 172 Statement of the Satellite Industry Association, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn 175 Statement of Rocket Fiber, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ................................... 180 Statement of the American Cable Association, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn .. 183 Statement of CTIA, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ............................................... 192 Statement of Century Link, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ................................. 197 Statement of the Information Technology Industry Council, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ..................................................................................................... 198 Statement of various telecom groups ..................................................................... 199 Statement of the Telecommunications Industry Association ............................... 202 (III) VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:57 Jun 20, 2017 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 I:\MY DOCS\HEARINGS 115\HEARINGS\115-15 CHRIS VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:57 Jun 20, 2017 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 I:\MY DOCS\HEARINGS 115\HEARINGS\115-15 CHRIS BROADBAND: DEPLOYING AMERICA’S 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:00 a.m., in room 2322 Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Marsha Blackburn (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Lance, Shimkus, Latta, Guthrie, Olson, Kinzinger, Bilirakis, Johnson, Long, Flores, Brooks, Collins, Cramer, Walters, Costello, Doyle, Welch, Clarke, Loebsack, Ruiz, Dingell, Eshoo, Engel, Matsui, McNerney, and Pallone (ex officio). Staff present: Chuck Flint, Policy Coordinator, Communications and Technology; Adam Fromm, Director of Outreach and Coali- tions; Gene Fullano, Detailee, Communications and Technology; Giulia Giannangeli, Legislative Clerk, Digital Commerce and Con- sumer Protection/Communications and Technology; Kelsey Guyselman, Counsel, Communications and Technology; Alex Miller, Video Production Aide and Press Assistant; David Redl, Chief Counsel, Communications and Technology; Dan Schneider, Press Secretary; Gregory Watson, Legislative Clerk, Communications and Technology; Jeff Carroll, Minority Staff Director; Alex Debianchi, Minority Telecom Fellow; David Goldman, Minority Chief Counsel, Communications and Technology; Jerry Leverich, Minority Coun- sel; Lori Maarbjerg, Minority FCC
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