I encourage the committee to act quickly to establish the regulatory framework needed to encourage the deployment of broadband infrastructure to New Hampshire and to the rest of the United States.

I want to perhaps just say that we should commit to each other to continue this discussion and really drilldown on this issue.

I think the investment that we are talking about is really critical in any number of areas.

Part of what we are dealing with here... is that there does seem to be this ongoing different understanding of the level of connectivity for people in so many parts of our state.

I am a big believer in the wisdom of crowds, so I think we should put it to the public.

It is my distinct pleasure to be here today to call this hearing of the Commerce Committee to order.

the greatest benefit of the AIRWAVES Act is the fact that you put deadlines on getting that spectrum to market.

Thank you very much, Mr. Strickland.

Access to the Internet is vital in today's economy.

Our people and businesses simply cannot compete in the 21st century innovation economy without broadband, and we must act now to address what is an urban-rural divide that has persisted in our country, and in this state, for far too long.

I believe rural communities will be left behind if we cannot guarantee high speed connectivity.

A strong telecommunications infrastructure is critical to our State's economy, as well as the safety and prosperity of all Granite Staters.