Delgado to Bring FCC Commissioner to Hudson for Congressional Field Hearing on Rural Broadband

Statement

Today, U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19), a member of the Rural Broadband Task Force, announced he is hosting a Congressional Field Hearing on rural broadband needs in upstate New York with Commissioner Geoffrey Starks from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for broadband. The hearing will be on October 4th at 1:00 p.m. at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, and will bring FCC Commissioner Starks, local stakeholders, and the public together to shed light on rural broadband needs in upstate and discuss how to improve access to high speed internet in our communities.

Over 24 million Americans, the vast majority of whom live in rural areas, lack access to broadband at benchmark speeds. Small businesses, students, and farmers across upstate New York deserve better access to reliable and affordable broadband service. Rep. Delgado's field hearing will be an opportunity for the public to hear a conversation about broadband deployment efforts in rural America and the challenges small firms and local communities face without reliable broadband services.

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