Field Hearing: Small Businesses and Their Limitations Without Reliable Access to Rural Broadband Field Hearing

Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure (Committee on Small Business)

Thursday, May 30, 2019 (10:00 AM local time)

Bulltear Industries
23543 Olinda Trail N
Scandia, MN 55073
Access to reliable and affordable broadband service is imperative to not only the success of small businesses, but the overall economic development of a region. In many rural parts of the country, however, reliable access is far from guaranteed. Over 24 million Americans, the vast majority of whom live in rural areas, lack access to broadband at benchmark speeds. The hearing will focus on broadband deployment efforts in rural America and the challenges small firms in those areas face without reliable broadband services. Additionally, witnesses will suggest potential policy changes Congress could make to improve broadband access in the nation’s rural areas.

Witnesses

Mr. Adam Artz
Realtor, Realty Executives, Blaine, MN

Added 06/04/2019 at 05:30 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/05/2019 at 01:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/05/2019 at 01:13 PM

Mr. Marc Johnson
Director, East Central Minnesota Educational Cable Cooperative, Braham, MN

Added 06/04/2019 at 05:30 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/05/2019 at 01:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/05/2019 at 01:13 PM

Mr. Greg Carlson
Executive Director of Partnered & Affiliated Boards, Cambridge Presbyterian Homes, Roseville, MN

Added 06/04/2019 at 05:30 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/05/2019 at 01:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/05/2019 at 01:13 PM

Mr. Matt Crescenzo
Owner, Bulltear Industries, Inc., Scandia, MN

Added 06/04/2019 at 05:30 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/05/2019 at 01:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/05/2019 at 01:13 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF]

First Published: May 23, 2019 at 10:01 AM
Last Updated: June 5, 2019 at 01:13 PM