chairman carr, and ms. rosenworcel. tough name. you'd never get it the first time. when the communication act of 1934 established the federal communications commission, and define the agency mission to ensure the american people have available at reasonable cost and without discrimination rapid and efficient national and worldwide communication services. communication technology of course has changed dramatically in the last 90 years. fcc's work is even more important, increasingly important today than it was nine decades ago. and the 21st century access to economic opportunity clearly depends on access to high-speed internet. whether it's for education, or core healthcare the internet is no longer a luxury, it is a necessity. one could say that simply about the telephone for a longer period of time in our cell phones. nevertheless, still lack access to broadband. the fcc has done an excellent job tracking these gaps in internet coverage within its new national broadband map. america's digital divide is still too big but it would be much bigger were it not for the f