we are looking at the national telecommunication information administration's guidance on what those populations we serve our should they cover 8 -- we serve are. they cover a wide range. there are folks who maybe are low income, who could be aging, who have a language barrier. who might have a disability or are rural or a couple other categories. in many states that is a significant portion of the population. over 76% of the population falls into one of those covered populations. those are the ones with the digital equity dollars that were put forth, we are trying to make sure we address. we know everyone experiences digital equity access issues and could use some support from time to time. those covered populations are where we are trying to focus but we want to reach everyone as well. drew: thank you for answering that question. let's get you to turn your camera off and for he said to turn your camera on. -- for lisa to turn your camera on. will spotlight you to hear more about -- is the son up in alaska yet? lisa: it is not which is why it is so dark behind me. it will probably b

the national telecommunications and information administration d the federal communications commission laid so much importat groundwork over the past two years, notably creating accurate and reliable broadband availability maps so that infrastructure dollars will go o communities where they truly are needed. in the coming year, many projecs funded under under the $42 billn bead program will begin to break ground and connect for the first time unserved and underserved communities to high speed internet. communications providers are zeroing in on project areas and preparing plans at the most granular level. in the course of this work, providers will find that in many cases, the most direct route to lay broadband infrastructure requires traversing lands owned and managed by the federal government. in central florida, we have a lt of federal lands around cape canaveral and avon park air fore base, and we also have a lot of national endowment for the arts parks -- national parks as well and we know that well. the energy and commerce committe heard about delays and inefficiencies in handling