about urban areas which, in my view are as important as rural areas and lack of adequate service, ellen katz who is the consumer counsel for the state of connecticut recently testified at the house energy and commerce hearing on closing the digital divide with regard to the gap in hartford. she called it the homework gap, and i think that's a common way of putting it. her report observed that many students lack adequate broadband and they go to fast food restaurants or they sit outside in all kinds of weather trying to pick up wi-fi from another building in order to do their online score. this problem exists in connecticut where services are available in excess of 90% across the state. they must be an even bigger problem in other urban areas around the country. so let me begin with mr. resnick, would you agree that the digital divide certainly exists in urban as well as rural areas? >> yes, senator. thank you for the question. i actually included that in my testimony earlier today that we are seeing within urban areas the lack of broadband access by so many people simply because it's just un