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<p><b>Government Publishing Office</b></p><p>U.S. Congress<br>Senate<br>Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation<br></p><p>CONNECTING URBAN AND RURAL AMERICA: THE STATE OF COMMUNICATIONS ON THE GROUND</p><p>Date(s) Held: 2013-08-19</p><p> 113th Congress, 1st Session</p><p>GPO Document Source: &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-113shrg86794/content-detail.html">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-113shrg86794/content-detail.html</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;CHRG-113shrg86794&lt;/a&gt;<br>Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.C 73/7</p><p>Witnesses:</p><ul><li>Hon. Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission</li><li>Sam Walls III, President, Connect Arkansas</li><li>Michael Manley, RNP, MNSc, AR SAVES Director, Director of Outreach, UAMS Center for Distance Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences</li><li>David L. Merrifield, Executive Director, Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network</li><li>Susan Harriman, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Arkansas Department of Education and Coordinator of STEM Works, State of Arkansas on behalf of the Fast Access for Students Teachers and Economic Results (FASTER) Arkansas committee</li><li>Lang Zimmerman, Commissioner, Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Vice President, Yelcot Communications</li><li>Jeffery Hall, Associate Director of Government Affairs, Arkansas Farm Bureau</li><li>Jeff R. Gardner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Windstream Corporation</li><li>Edward Drilling, President, AT&amp;T Arkansas</li><li>John Strode, Vice President of External Affairs, Ritter Communications Holdings, Inc. on behalf of Ritter Communications Holdings, Inc., NTCA--The Rural Broadband Association, and the American Cable Association</li><li>Dean Kurtz, Vice President, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Southern Region, CenturyLink</li><li>Greg Ashcraft, Chief Financial Officer, South Arkansas Telephone Company</li><li>David Russell, Vice President of External Affairs, Verizon's South Area</li><li>L. Elizabeth Bowles, President and Chairman of the Board, Aristotle, Inc</li><li>Steven G. Sanders, Jr., President and General Manager, Northern Arkansas Telephone Company (NATCO)</li><li>Allen Weatherly, Executive Director, Arkansas Educational Television Network</li><li>Len Pitcock, Director of Government Affairs, Cox Communications</li><li>Mike Wilson, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Comcast of Arkansas</li><li>Doug Krile, Executive Director, Arkansas Broadcasters Association</li><li>LaDawn Fuhr, MidSouth Regional Manager of Community and Government Relations, Suddenlink</li></ul><p>Related Items:</p><ul><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/sres157">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/sres157</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Resolution 157  (113th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li></ul><br>Subjects: 113th;Senate</div>
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