mr. john bergmire. he specializes in telecommunications, internet and intellectual property issues. he advocates for public interests and policy makers and makes sure all stakeholders occurring all ordinary citizens, artists and innovators have a say in shaping emerging digital policies. he received his b.a. in english literature from colorado state university and his j.d. from university of colorado law school and was elected to the order of cough is it -- cof. you tell, i wasn't in the order of cof. so our final witness is mr. ross leiberman. he is the senior vice president of governmental affairs at the american cable association which represents 850 independent cable and broad band operators serving small markets it and rural areas he manages the formation and implementation of the group's initiatives on capitol hill including the fcc. prior to joining them he handled government relations for echo star communication's korgs where he oversaw their filings with the fcc for the 2004 satellite home viewer extension and re-authorization act. he received his b.a. in political science

mr. john bergmire. we welcome you. bergmire, is that right? he specializes in telecommunications, internet and intellectual property issues. he advocates for public interests before courts and policymakers and works to make sure all stakeholders including ordinary citizens, artists and innovators have a say in shaping emerging digital policies. he received his b.a. in english literature from colorado state university and his j.d. from university of colorado law school and was elected to the order of cof. you tell, i wasn't in the order of cof. so our final witness is mr. ross leiberman. he is the senior vice president of governmental affairs at the american cable association which represents 850 independent cable and broadband and phone operators serving small markets it and rural areas. he manages the formation and implementation of the group's initiatives on capitol hill and federal agencies including the fcc. prior to joining them he handled government relations for echo star communications corporation where he oversaw their filings with th