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CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JANUARY 30, 2018 Serial No. 115–95 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 29–879 WASHINGTON : 2018 VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:34 Oct 25, 2018 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 I:\MY DOCS\HEARINGS 115\HEARINGS\115-95 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 MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee GENE GREEN, Texas STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, Washington JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois GREGG HARPER, Mississippi G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina LEONARD LANCE, New Jersey DORIS O. MATSUI, California BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky KATHY CASTOR, Florida PETE OLSON, Texas JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland DAVID B. MCKINLEY, West Virginia JERRY MCNERNEY, California ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois PETER WELCH, Vermont H. MORGAN GRIFFITH, Virginia BEN RAY LUJA´ N, New Mexico GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida PAUL TONKO, New York BILL JOHNSON, Ohio YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York BILLY LONG, Missouri DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana KURT SCHRADER, Oregon BILL FLORES, Texas JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, III, Massachusetts SUSAN W. BROOKS, Indiana TONY CA´ RDENAS, California MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Oklahoma RAUL RUIZ, California RICHARD HUDSON, North Carolina SCOTT H. PETERS, California CHRIS COLLINS, New York DEBBIE DINGELL, Michigan KEVIN CRAMER, North Dakota TIM WALBERG, Michigan MIMI WALTERS, California RYAN A. COSTELLO, Pennsylvania EARL L. ‘‘BUDDY’’ CARTER, Georgia JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina 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 10:34 Oct 25, 2018 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 I:\MY DOCS\HEARINGS 115\HEARINGS\115-95 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. Leonard Lance, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, prepared statement ................................................................................. 4 Hon. Michael F. Doyle, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 4 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 5 Hon. Greg Walden, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon, opening statement ................................................................................................ 6 Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, opening statement .......................................................................... 8 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 9 WITNESSES Jonathan Spalter, President and CEO, USTelecom ............................................. 11 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 13 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 186 Brad Gillen, Executive Vice President, CTIA ........................................................ 19 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 21 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 190 Matthew M. Polka, President and CEO, American Cable Association ............... 32 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 34 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 193 Shirley Bloomfield, CEO, NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association ................ 49 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 52 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 196 Scott Slesinger, Legislative Director, Natural Resources Defense Council ........ 61 Prepared statement 1 ........................................................................................ 63 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 200 Joanne S. Hovis, President, CTC Technology and Energy ................................... 73 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 75 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 203 Elin Swanson Katz, Consumer Counsel, Connecticut Consumer Counsel .......... 85 Prepared statement 2 ........................................................................................ 87 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 210 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Statement of the American Cable Association, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn .. 134 Statement of CTIA, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ............................................... 136 Statement of NCTA—The Internet & Television Association, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ..................................................................................................... 137 Statement of the Competitive Carriers Association, submitted by Mrs. Black- burn ....................................................................................................................... 139 Statement of the Telecommunications Industry Association, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ..................................................................................................... 141 Statement of C-TEC, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ............................................. 143 Statement of the Power and Communication Contractors Association, sub- mitted by Mrs. Blackburn ................................................................................... 145 Statement of the Wireless Infrastructure Association, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ............................................................................................................. 146 White paper by CISCO, submitted by Mrs. Blackburn ........................................ 148 (III) VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:34 Oct 25, 2018 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 I:\MY DOCS\HEARINGS 115\HEARINGS\115-95 CHRIS IV Page Letter of January 23, 2018, from Members of Congress to President Donald J. Trump, submitted by Mr. Welch .................................................................... 157 Article entitled, ‘‘When the city is your internet provider, the real cost may be hidden,’’ Belleville News-Democrat, January 30, 2018, submitted by Mr. Shimkus ................................................................................................................ 158 Study entitled, ‘‘Community-Owned Fiber Networks: Value Leaders in Amer- ica,’’ Harvard University, January 2018, submitted by Ms. Eshoo .................. 161 Press release, The Power and Communication Contractors Association, sub- mitted by Mr. Doyle ............................................................................................. 178 Article entitled, ‘‘Scoop: Trump team considers nationalizing 5G network, Axios, January 29, 2018, submitted by Mr. Doyle ............................................ 180 Statement of Tipmont REMC, submitted by Mr. Doyle ....................................... 183 1 Mr. Slesinger’s full statement can be found at: https://docs.house.gov/ meetings/if/if16/20180130/106810/hhrg-115-if16-wstate-slesingers- 20180130-u5050.pdf. 2 Ms. Swanson Katz’s full statement can be found at: https://docs.house.gov/ meetings/if/if16/20180130/106810/hhrg-115-if16-wstate-swansonkatze- 20180130-u5060.pdf. VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:34 Oct 25, 2018 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 I:\MY DOCS\HEARINGS 115\HEARINGS\115-95 CHRIS CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS TUESDAY, JANUARY