Field Hearing: Harvesting the Digital Age: Connecting our Communities for a Better Future

Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship (Committee on Small Business)

Monday, October 21, 2019 (1:00 PM local time)

Adams County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center
670 Old Harrisburg Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325-3404
Without the ability to disseminate the high costs of deployment or leverage economies of scale, small communities often rely on assistance from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Agriculture to mitigate these high costs. Recent improvements to these programs have helped, but more can be done, especially as Congress debates an infrastructure bill. Over the last couple of years, Congress has enacted several bipartisan efforts to quickly increase the amount of resources available to these communities, but a lack of clarity leaves many of these programs underutilized.

Witnesses

Mr. Brandon W. Carson
Director, Planning & Community Development Division, Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission, Altoona, PA

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Mr. L. Michael Ross, EDP
President, FCADC, Chambersburg, PA

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Mr. Anthony Angelini
Social Studies Teacher, New Oxford Middle School, Conewago Valley School District, Gettysburg, PA

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Mr. Brock Widerman
President, Adams County Farm Bureau, Gettysburg, PA

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Hearing Record

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

First Published: October 15, 2019 at 05:19 PM
Last Updated: October 21, 2019 at 11:30 AM