. >> sharon boyce. have been trying to understand this issue for average people because there has been such lobbying about censorship issues and all the different issues, i guess it's propaganda by certain lobbyist, but if you could explain it in one paragraph or a sentence that maybe your mother or an 8-year-old grandchild that would know more about tech than i do actually, but if you could explain it quickly to the average people what we are fighting for with the broadband issue, thank you. >> i think it's a simple question that because broadband is the definitive network of the 21st century we want to make sure it's thoroughly available, that it's fast and growing in terms of its continual increase and that it's open, and open means not only open to those that want to pass through it, but open to those that want to get access to it so that they can have the benefit of what passes through it. >> right there. >> thank you for coming -- >> can you speak into the mic so people can hear you. >> you talked

. >> sharon boyce. i have been trying to understand this issue for average people because there has been such lobbying about censorship issues and all the different issues, i guess it's propaganda by certain lobbyist, but if you could explain it in one paragraph or a sentence that maybe your mother or an 8-year-old grandchild that would know more about tech than i do actually but if you could explain it quickly to the average people what we are fighting for with the broadband issue, thank you. >> i think it's a simple question that because broadband is the definitive network of the 21st century we want to make sure it's thoroughly available, that it's fast and growing in terms of its continual increase and that it's open and open means not only open to those that want to pass through it but open to those that want to get access to it so that they can have the benefit of what passes through it. >> right there. >> thank you for coming -- >> can you speak into the mic so people can hear you. >> you talked