ntia received $4.7 billion. much of which turned into a missed opportunity when funds were directed to overbuilding and failed projects. we cannot afford to let this happen again. through the infrastructure bill congress provided ntia nearly $43 billion for broadband deployment. more than ten times the amount administered in 2009. this funding must be targeted to truly unserved areas that is areas currently lacking broadband speeds the fcc considers served. which are those areas that lack download speeds of 25 mega bits per second and upload speeds of three mega bits per second. congress also designated ntia to track and coordinate how funds are being used for broadband access across the government, the federal government. which ensures that funds are going to unserved areas. and not being used to overbuild in areas that already have reliable access. the only way to connect all americans is by reliably tracking broadband funding, making sure agencies utilize the fcc updated maps and prioritizing unserved areas f

ntia. due to the covid-19 public health emergency, today's hearing is being held remotely, all members and witnesses will be participating via video conferencing. as a part of our hearing microphones will be set on mute for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. members of witnesses you will need to unmute your microphone's each time you wish to speak. documents for the record can be sent to joe orlando at the email address we have provided to staff. all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. the chair now recognizes himself forefathers for opening statement. today's hearing comes at a crucial time in our nation's history for delivering high-speed reliable and affordable broadband to all americans. never before has congressman the president made such a bold investment, 65 billion dollars. to connect americans to one of the most valuable resources of the 21st century the internet. and the pivotal agency that is going to help us cross the

i wanted to talk about ntia's lab. the institute for telecommunication sciences its as you call it, i know it conducted important test and research to solve challenging technical issues and use spectrum more efficiently, also one of the key drivers in freeing up spectrum for commercial use. can you please speak to the importance of its and what you envision it doing for, over the next three years? >> i'm glad you raise it. it's a -- it's not necessarily always a well-known part of ntia, and i've been learning a lot about it. it is really a national treasure. we have this lab that is based out in, near boulder, that has capabilities, engineers, computer scientists, people who model spectrum interference and understand it, people who can do testing around spectrum and real research and i will say, it's never been more important. i think the recent months and the kinds of conflicts we've had over spectrum have made it clear how important it is for us to have real resources to come up with a common source of truth about wh

we must have trust and the expertisete that the ntia in the ftc and confidence in ntia's leadership in the spectrum process which requires regular oversight. finance like to add ntia's role in overseeing the implementation of the country's public safety network's is critical to ensurig we communicate at all times. we have an important mission ahead and i'm happy to have you before us today. i look forward to the discussion on this important topic in the hope we can continue working together. i yield back. >> the gentlelady yields back. the chair would like to remind members pursuant to committee rules all members opening statement shall be made a part of the record. i would like to introduce our witness for today's hearing the honorable allen davidson assistant secretary for communication information administrator of the national telecommunications and information administration u.s. department of commerce. mr. davidson was at crew for this position on january 11, 2022. congratulations administrator. he served previously served as the first director of the digital economy of the west d

congress should make clear to ntia in the executive branch generally what it wants to ntia to be the lead in the agency on specter matters and second the recently revised memorandum of understanding in an important development that we should all celebrate underscoring the importance of agencies working together. on auction rasterization congress has maintained fcc auction authority when it was first adopted in 1993 and it should renew that authority this year as congress and the fcc continue to work on more spectrum for 5g and ultimately 6g rate many continued think auctions are simply of budget reconciliation tool. it's true over the decades $175 billion have been the bright of important public interest programs however thinking about auctions narrowly as a vehicle that to put cash in the federal legit atm misses the mark. far more important is the economic value measurable and hundreds of billions of dollars in contributions created by the networks as a result of auctions productions serve other important services. in 2012 congress authorized the worst incentive auction. this new f

we commend the recent fcc ntia spectrum cornet initiative as an important first step. as a nation we can't and must do better. thank you again for the opportunity to testify and i ani look forward to t your question. >> thank you very much. ms. brown from your regular. >> thank you, chairman ranking member latta and members of the subcommittee. i'm here to provide you with our views on a future of wireless. thank you for the invitation to testify. cisco systems is a $49 billion global provider of ip-based networkingg equipment, , solutis and services located in san jose california. our customer base spans enterprise customers, governments and service providers. in wireless cisco offersom wi-fi and private 5g solutions. spectrum is vital to all our customers. thanks to the leadership from congress, united states finds itself in thelf enviable positin of being a technology leader in both unlicensed and licensed technology. not only does this mean that u.s. consumers getet the best ad get it first but companies the mexican foreign see the u.s. as a place where advanced te

we understand the urgency, but what i am hoping is we can get some assurance that ntia is going to be sensitive to the diverse needs that we have in different states to get to the right solutions here. maybe this requires a little bit of a flexibility and a little bit of interagency coordination that we would hope your understanding some of the challenges that we face in a state like alaska. >> you and i have spoken about this. alaska is unique, having said that all the states are, but i understand the massive geography, the difficult topography. not that many people. we are not going to put the money out before we have to map. we won't, we can't. there will be the $5 million planning grant and we will get to work, but we can't let the money flow until we have the map. >> and i appreciate what you have shared, but i also know i'm going to have people back home that are going to be panicked because they are going to see other regions of the country that might be receiving awards first and figure out weighed, we are going to get left behind again. but we want to be able to assure if we

opening statement, eric adams has publicly admitted to not feeling safe using his own cities subway, the ntiaarlier this year, new york district attorney alvin bragg directed his staff to withhold prosecution of, quote, low level, and quote, crimes like fairy vision. the previous da announced spending criminal prosecution for fear evasion back in 2017. we have some years now of experience where, as a sort of de facto matter, there is kind of a no fair ridership on the new york emptying. so, at a minimum, it has been decriminalized as a practical matter. what has been the experience for the new york mta? what lessons can be drawn from this history? >> one of the lessons is, of course, and it's also true in brooklyn with da gonzalez, where it has been true for a long time, manhattan's but gets all the intention, but the criminalizing enforcement is nothing new. in a new york, or anywhere, i believe the last thing i write in new york, which has barriers, turnstiles, fare evasion is up to 40%. you can only imagine what it is like in the systems like minnesota, seattle, portland that, basically, a