Thune Plans Sept. 5 South Dakota Hearing on Rural Broadband
Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., plans a Sept. 5 field hearing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on rural broadband, the Senate Commerce Committee said Thursday. The panel will “examine the innovations high-speed broadband services bring to rural America…
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in a variety of sectors such as agriculture, education, health care, and small business,” Senate Commerce said. It “will also explore the need to bring additional reliable broadband connectivity to rural America.” FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and Dakota State University President Jose-Marie Griffiths will testify. Others are: South Dakota State University Vice President-Technology and Safety Michael Adelaine, Avera eCare President Deanna Larson, SDN Communications CEO Mark Shlanta and Vikor Teleconstruction CEO Craig Snyder. The hearing begins at 1:30 p.m. at Southeast Technical Institute.