The committee meeting will highlight the federal government’s recent efforts to increase wireless broadband deployment in underserved communities, current efforts to create a high-speed nationwide mobile network for first responders, as well as technical assistance and grant opportunities available to local governments to increase Internet access for their residents.
- Nick Rossi, Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
- Amanda Hilliard, Director of Outreach, FirstNet (First Responder Network Authority)
- Jessica Zufolo, Senior Advisor to the CEO, Universal Service Administrative Company
- Joelle Tessler, Manager of Stakeholder Relations and Outreach, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce