for my office, christine kurth deserves a special mention. when i hired her two years ago from the senate, i said your main mission is to fix universal service. and she accepted my offer anyway. but she is a complete a pass that mission today and i want to thank her for it. many thanks to each and everyone of you and my colleagues. this is an historic day for the fcc. congratulations, mr. chairman. >> commissioner clyburn. >> we are taking a moment to set today, moving ever so close to fulfilling the goal congress set forth for universal service in the 1996 telecommunications act. to ensure all americans have access to affordable voice and advanced communication services. we would not be here but for the incredibly hard work of the sec staff under the direction and leadership of chairman genachowski in his office as well as you can input from congress, state partners, industry and consumer representatives. i believe we have drawn from many competing sources to form a balanced framework that will create significant broadband appointment as qui

for my office, christine kurth deserves a special mention. when i hired her two years ago from the senate, i said your main mission is to fix universal service. and she accepted my offer anyway. but she is a complete a pass that mission today and i want to thank her for it. many thanks to each and everyone of you and my colleagues. this is an historic day for the fcc. congratulations, mr. chairman. >> commissioner clyburn. >> we are taking a moment to set today, moving ever so close to fulfilling the goal congress set forth for universal service in the 1996 telecommunications act. to ensure all americans have access to affordable voice and advanced communication services. we would not be here but for the incredibly hard work of the sec staff under the direction and leadership of chairman genachowski in his office as well as you can input from congress, state partners, industry and consumer representatives. i believe we have drawn from many competing sources to form a balanced framework that will create significant broadband appointment as qui