. >> fold by senator hiller and senator kerry. >>> thank you for holding this hearing. i wanted to -- i think you all know the fcc national broadband plan talks about getting broadband to everyone, yet often the speeds aren't as fast in the rural areas. yould you talk -- maybe one of the three of you that provide these services about how you're working to make your delivery systems more available to rural america? >> we are a platform company. we don't actually deliver broadband to the end point. we are certainly -- as i said in my opening remarks, encouraging wider access to that at the fcc for megadown minimum threshold, because at that point, we feel what we can deliver in terms of high quality video, high def quality video, that suits the needs that we have as far as giving those consumer what is they need. >> we're hoping to provide the value for the broadband. the very fact that the movies and tv episodes already are available from service like amazon instant video makes it more valuable for consumers. certainly that's an area of important oversight from this kmis

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. >> senator goeber chard to be followed by senator hiller and senator kerry. >> thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this hearing. i wanted to follow up quickly first with senator thune referred to rural america. the fcc national broadband plan talks about getting broadband, including web pages, photos, video, to everyone, yet often the speeds aren't as fast in the rural areas. and could you talk, maybe one of the three of you that provide these services, about how you're working to make your delivery systems more available to rural america? >> senator, well, we are a platform company. we don't actually deliver broadband to the end point. wore dependent upon that essentially as the consumer is. >> i understand. >> we are certainly, as i said in my opening remarks, encouraging wider access to that at the fcc, 4 meg down, minimum threshold. because at that point, we feel in terms of both what we can deliver, in terms of high speed -- excuse me, high-quality video, hi-def quality video, that suits the needs we have as far as giving those consumers what they need. bu

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