NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association released the following statement from NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield congratulating Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) on being selected to serve as chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband for the 119th Congress.
“I congratulate Sen. Fischer on her selection to Chair the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband. NTCA and its members, including the more than two dozen rural broadband providers that Sen. Fischer represents in Nebraska, appreciate her leadership in advancing and sustaining rural connectivity and economic prosperity, including her advocacy for the Universal Service Fund in Congress and the Supreme Court. We look forward to working with her and the entire subcommittee.”