according to a recent study commissioned by the new democratic network and the npi, the new policy institute, every 10% increase in the adoption of 3 g and 4 g wireless technologies has the potential to add more than 231,000 jobs to our national economy. so as the world conference on international communications prepares to meet later this year to review proposals that could actual lly radically alter the internet future to convene this hearing to hear from some of our nation's leading experts and you are all a source of pride to us, from the public and private sectors. the internet has advanced rapidly since wicket last met about a quarter of a century ago. a quarter of a century ago. i guess they don't meet that often. we've gone from dial up modems to fiber optics. with this dramatic boost in speed consumers can experience high definition video, social networking, videoconferencing, and much more without regard to where this content is hosted in the world. and i think that's the way it should be. there is no question that there are real threats facing the internet's continued growth and s