"We should acknowledge private investment in rural deployment and ensure that government-based solutions complement private investment instead of competing with it."
"While the percentage of rural Tennesseans still lacking access to high speed internet has decreased from 34% to 23%, we must continue to push."
"You can't have a 21st century economy without a 21st century internet."
"Our decision to hold Congressman Blackburn's campaign launch advertisement was a mistake."
"the BROWSER Act is a comprehensive, bipartisan privacy bill that will give Americans seamless protection across all their electronic communications."
"As we discuss these important issues today, we need to consider innovation and consumer privacy needs across the entire internet ecosystem so we can arrive at a solution that works for everyone."
"By enacting Section 222, Congress established a specific statutory structure that acknowledged that consumers share sensitive data when they communicate over the phone."
"Over 20 years ago, Congress realized the importance of protecting the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, or CPNI, when consumers used the primary method for instantaneous com..."
"We know that without Federal involvement, rural areas will continue to be left behind."
"But with the level of consensus we have on our vision of NTIA's leadership on rural broadband, that would be a real shame."
"That's why we have targeted our discussion draft so squarely at giving NTIA both the authority and resources to get to work."