Jonathan Adelstein: “I think that Mayor Resnick is exactly right, there is a major role for localities in making sure that their consumers'…”

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.

5G, of all the technologies, is the most important of those to get us to that goal.

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

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