through lsta, imls supports statewide priorities to help public academic college title and school libraries serve the public especially targeting library services to individuals with geographic cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. we help diverse people. to individuals with disabilities individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills and from its creation imls has recognized the importance of a connected society and the library's unique role as a hub for our digital world. we are again at a crucial moment for the intersection of emerging technologies and delivering broadband services and the needs of library professionals and library customers need. i would like to note for the record that the national broadband plan issued four years ago recommended affordable access to at least one gig of light -- gigabit to anchor institutions including libraries a very laudable goal gave the fcc through its recent efforts to modernize the e-rate program the president's own connect at initiative and the recent grants for the broadband technology opportunities with a sense of urgency

but we moved onto the library and technology act, lsta. imls support statewide initiatives and or --al provide priorities. sorry, folks. people.diverse to individuals with disabilities, individuals with functional literacy or information skills. its creation they have recognized the importance of a connected society. i'd like to note for the record the national broad band plan issued four years ago recommended affordable access to secondt one giga bit per broadband service to institutions including libraries. f.c.c. through recent effort to modernize the e ray program, connect ednt's own initiative and the recent grants through the brd ban tech not opportunity demonstrate a national commitment and sense of speedy around high internet delivery and the opportunity for innovation that for ourrovides communities. awenow that one-third of americans, 100 million people have not adopted broad band high speed internet at home, for a variety of reasons. and we also do not have million access at all. this has a dramatic impact on capacity of public