right now, it is ann neville's turn. she is part of the initiative. in that capacity, she is responsible for both the development, the national broadband man up, and grants states to support broadband, not a collection. and these days broadband capacity in leadership effort. this is a very important job, believe me. i belong to a committee in washington called the minority media coalition, and our job is to stay on the federal agencies to make sure that minorities, those who consider themselves elderly and in need of help, and the disabled are included in this new world. so please welcome ann neville. [applause] >> good morning. can you hear me? good. well, thank you, everyone here today for the aging disability technology summit. it is an honor for us to be here today to support this important event for the city and county of san francisco. my name is ann, and i direct the state broadband initiative of the national telecommunications and information administration, which is in washington, d.c. our agency and tii is part of the u.s. commerce departmen