mr. gillen for your testimony as well. as you know, we have seen these situations with various federal laws and state laws that have delayed. i know mr. shimkus will probably speak to this because it was in his district, i guessing, 2016 company was looking to expand by adding add jay sent to its existing facility in a park lot. study they were required do took five months to complete and costs thousands of dollars. have you or mr. polka or anybody else on the panel who does deployment, tell us about the things you've run into, tell us what you like about these bills, you've referenced some in the testimony. but your member companies, what are you seeing? is this a problem or isn't if? on one hand we are here it isn't a problem on the other hand we hear it is a problem. i live it in a district like mine first hand. mr. gillen. >> thank you. your example is a good one. it's mg we face throughout the day, carriers are running into challenges that, thatly when we start talk about things like this that to install 23 of these in

mr. brad gillen, executive vp at ctia. mr. matt polka, president and ceo of the american cable association. ms. shirley bloomfield, ceo of the ntca, the rural broadband association. mr. scott slesinger, the legislative director of the natural resources defense council.. ms. joanne hovis, president of ctc technology and energy. and ms. elin swanson katz, the connecticut consumer counsel. we appreciate each of you for being here today and for preparing for this committee, submitting your testimony today. will begin with you, mr. spalter, for five minutes and we will work right through the diester you are recognized. >> microphone. >> thank you for the opportunity to appear before you i'm jonathan spalter, president and ceo of u.s. telecom, represent our nation's broadband providers, large and small urban-rural and everything in between. all of our members are deeply committed to you and on the front lines of a massive effort underway to connect all americans to the opportunities and possibilities of broadband. we greatly appreci