This year our committee is focused on improving telecommunications services for consumers.

I think the committee should be very proud of the bills before us today.

Today, on the 18th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, we are here to discuss important security legislation that could help prevent another attack.

Yes. Absolutely. And one thing I neglected to mention in my response is that we have very much prioritized outreach to local emergency planning committees.

We will never forget 9/11, and its longstanding impacts on families, first responders, and our nation as a whole.

We will never forget 9/11 and its longstanding impacts on families, first responders, and our Nation as a whole.

With limited Federal dollars to go around, we simply cannot afford to misidentify areas as served which are truly unserved.

And what about community groups and community members around the regulated facilities, does the Department engage them as well?

Significantly, in your written testimony you note that the data that goes into the FCC's broadband maps needs to be publicly available and I agree.

I hope we can build on the progress we have made to give consumers more insight into the quality of the service that broadband providers offer.

Without good maps, we cannot correctly determine how we should target funding for broadband access and adoption in rural and urban areas.

It is not an exaggeration to say this FCC's terrible broadband data is its Achilles heel.