Field Hearing: Closing the Digital Divide: Connecting Rural Americans to Reliable Internet Service

Committee on Small Business

Friday, October 4, 2019 (1:00 PM local time)

Columbia Greene Community College
400 Route 23
Hudson, NY 12534
Over 24 million Americans, the vast majority of whom live in rural areas, lack access to broadband at benchmark speeds. Small businesses, students, and farmers across upstate New York deserve better access to reliable and affordable broadband service. The field hearing will be an opportunity for the public to hear a conversation about broadband deployment efforts in rural America and the challenges small firms and local communities face without reliable broadband services.

Witnesses

Mr. Tim Johnson
CEO, Otsego Electric Cooperative, Edmeston, NY

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM

Ms. Shannon Hayes
Owner, Sap Bush Hollow Farm Store and Café, West Fulton, NY

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/08/2019 at 11:55 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2019 at 11:55 AM

Mr. David Berman
Co-Chair, Columbia Connect, Ghent, NY

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Biography and Truth in Testimony Form [PDF] Added 10/08/2019 at 11:55 AM

Mr. Jason Miller
General Manager, Delhi Telephone Company, Delhi, NY

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/08/2019 at 11:55 AM

Mr. Brian Dunn
Superintendent, Middleburgh Central School District, Middleburgh, NY

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM

Dr. Cliff Belden
Chief Medical Officer, Columbia Memorial Health, Hudson, NY

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/07/2019 at 03:04 PM

Hearing Record

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

First Published: October 1, 2019 at 11:24 AM
Last Updated: October 8, 2019 at 11:55 AM


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