Max Baucus: “I agree that broadband technology is extremely important for this country. It will help ensure that our productivity…”

“I agree that broadband technology is extremely important for this country. It will help ensure that our productivity remains high and that our citizens receive the best services modern telecommunications have to offer. I think some of these services that you have already discussed there today-- telemedicine, distance learning, and videoconferencing, for example-- will be absolutely life altering for many Americans. In rural areas, we will find even more ways to use broadband--televeterinary services, remote monitoring of crops, remote livestock auctions, etc. The fact is that when the underlying broadband infrastructure is there, you can do amazing things with relatively simple equipment--a digital video camera and a computer.”