mr. gillam and mr. barry for a couple of the efforts i've worked in and i've worked closery with senator garner which would free up more spectrum resources to power our nation in 25g and the bill would set aside a portion of from seeds for broadband initiatives and additionally i worked with senator caputo, and this is i name that rolls out the time, the rural reasonable and comparable wireless act of 2018 which would help close the digital divide and expand access to broadband and rural parts of the country. so i'd just like to give you both mr. gillam and mr. barry an opportunity to talk to us about how these bills would assist us in reaching our connectivity goals and spur growth in our economy. why don't we start with mr. gillam and mr. barry? >> thank you, senator. spectrum policy are key to solving this puzzle. when you look at the low-band spectrum we sold last year, that's enabling carriers now to reach rural america including those out to montana right now because that spectrum goes a great dea