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Source: House Committee on Small BusinessSubcommittee on Healthcare and Technology
House Committee on Small BusinessSubcommittee on Healthcare and Technology
February 15, 2012
Broadband: A Catalyst for Small Business Growth
On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology will conduct a hearing entitled Broadband: A Catalyst for Small Business Growth. The hearing will begin at 1:00 P.M. on February 15, 2012, in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
The purpose of the hearing is to examine the growth and importance of broadband to small businesses, including the role of the federal government in providing access to rural America. The Subcommittee will receive testimony from Ms. Mitzie Branon, General Manager, Yadkin Valley Telecom, Yadkin, NC, representing the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunication Companies, and the Western Telecommunications Alliance; Mr. Roger Bundridge, General Manager, NorthwestCell, Maryville, MO, representing the Rural Cellular Association; and Ms. Rebecca Sanders, Indiana Telehealth Network Director, Indiana Rural Health Association, Plainfield, IN, representing the National Rural Health Association.
Opening Statement:
Chairwoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC)
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