mr. iannuzzi? >> very simple. entrance of the fcc, we just need the clarity that removes, if there's any technological implication in the way the act works. it's technically neutral. communication systems are by their design technical. so if there's not technical advancements, and what are we trying to do in terms of trying to get where we at if it were trying to make things better, faster, cheaper, smarter? so my point here is that the key thing, to assure competition is take out the eraser on the spot that we have the technology underpinning to the end because it was about creating competition. it was a framework to create a market-based structure so that we could compete. >> thank you very much. back to mr. burke. we've got a real epidemic, a real call completion. as far as my constituents and people you serve as well, are concerned with fixing that problem can't come fast enough. how can ip transition help address the issue of incomplete calls, particularly in rural areas? >> i think obviously you have to take

mr. mark iannuzzi, this morning. his company, telnet worldwide, offers valuable services to the businesses of michigan. at issue this morning is the transition to ip-based communications networks. as some of our witnesses have noticed, this transition is already underway and has the potential to confer significant economic and technological benefits on our people. but we need to learn more about what that transition means for the future of communications in this industry and particularly as to how it will affect the consumers. incumbent carriers make the very valid point that they are required to maintain tdm networks at great cost despite the fact that only 30 percent of all americans used ilec switched networks in 2012. it is my view that the billions spent to maintain legacy networks can be be more efficiently based and invested in ip-based networks that will be the backbone of the 21st century telecommunications. this part will help advance the goals of the 2010 national broadband plan. with that said, i understa

mr. iannuzzi, thank you for comments and we appreciate your testimony. we'll go now to harold feld, senior vice president of public knowledge. we welcome you back before our subcommittee and we look forward to your summary of your testimony as well. mr. feld, go ahead. >> thank you for inviting me to testify today. the transition of our wireline network to internet protocol-based services is a tremendous opportunity for our nation. we must make sure the transition result in an actual upgrade in technology without a downgrade in the services upon which americans depend. for decades our country has used the recent rules based on fundamental principles to build a phone network that became the envy of the world. we are the country that brought the phone to every farm, the country that built the network you can count on. we accomplish this by moving certain values with us as our networks evolve as we now face opportunities and challenges of implementing the next generation of communicacommunica tions technology. we must continue to leave no one behind. americ

mr. iannuzzi i am going to have to have the wrap-up. you are about two and a half minutes over. >> i came into this business 15 years ago with a driving desire to make things better and less expensive through business process improvement and technology advancement. if i ever had any doubt that there was a technological limitation in a tech business that would have been a nonstarter. the telenet's of the world come and go but we must never perish from this great nation is that we do not erect barriers which impoverished but we stayed to -- true to her competitive spirit for those ingredients that promote prosperity and well-being for all. thank you very much for the opportunity to testify. >> mr. iannuzzi thank you for your comments and we appreciate your testimony. we will go to herald sub for senior vice president of public knowledge and we welcome you back before subcommittee and we look forward to your testimony as well. mr. feld. >> thank you for inviting me to testify today. the transition of our wireline network to internet protoc