"I do think--and Mr. Jones has already raised this point--the failure to have in the ABC Plan--or somewhere in this, I hope the Commission would have--is really clear interconnection requirements."
"I think that's still relatively slow."
"I think we all will concur this is a--particularly during these challenging times--a needed program."
"I may wait for a second round. Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"I completely agree that--and I want to thank the chair for holding this hearing. This is a really important focus."
"I don't really see interconnection as being a huge issue for our segment of the industry."
"There is no need for the FCC to seek further comment. The FCC should simply clarify the existing obligations of IP providers to interconnect under Section 251(c)(2)."
"The notion that a program of this magnitude, of this size, involving the American taxpayer, without meaningful enforcement of fiscal restraint, seems to me, in this day and age, a big mistake."
"USF reform is long overdue. But there is still, you know, there's, this is not all a bad story."
"I think that would be very easy to live up to, and I think, from a consumer perspective, would be very important."
"We're at, you know, you're at $1.2 billion right now. The notion on the ABC is about $300 million."