Jonathan Adelstein: “Why not make it eligible to all technologies and let the agencies rate them?”

Thanks to your strong leadership to improve access to broadband in rural areas, Mr. Chairman, and that of others in Congress you have given USDA an historic opportunity in the Recovery Act.

We can't afford to have regulatory drag on these investments, slowing them down.

Our goal is to serve the most remote rural areas, to get the funds to those places that have no service or inadequate service.

Senators Rubio and Booker should be commended for recognizing that the U.S. faces both an unprecedented 'wireless data crunch' and a 'digital divide' that puts lower-income Americans at a disadvantage.