i'll start with the questions to be followed by senator hutchsen. i share your passion for making sure that broadband is both widely deployed and adopted in rural and urban communities on a nationwide basis. in fact several months ago i requested the gao that they study the efforts supporting sustainable broadband adoption through the btop program. it's my hope that the study will allow us to identify the essential elements of the successful program on focus on only endeavors that have proved to be effective. so while i appreciate the efforts on literacy, such sefrts should not under any circumstances proceed under the e-rate program. already demand for funds as i indicated is outmatching the money available by a two to one factor. during the confirmation hearings for the three of you, i asked each of you if you could commit that you would assume the e-rate program. i'd love to remind you that i asked for a yes or no answer and i got all yeses. so we're going for a repeat performance because the world changes. and so please give me a yes or no answe