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Broadband deployment on federal lands

Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

Jul 23, 2026, 9:00 AM 2322 Rayburn HOB

Before Thursday's hearing, the Subcommittee is inviting the public to propose questions for the witnesses on broadband deployment across federal lands. Good questions are specific, tied to how permitting, consultation, or funding actually works on the ground, and backed by something you have seen, measured, or lived. You do not need to be an expert. Staff will read every submission. The Chair and Ranking Member decide which questions, if any, are used.

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What makes a question useful
  • Ask one specific thing rather than several at once.
  • Tie it to how a process actually works: a timeline, a form, a cost, a decision.
  • Say what you have seen, measured, or lived that prompted the question.
  • Skip general statements of position. Those are better sent to your Member office.
Scheduled witnesses
  • The Honorable Samantha Aldridge

    Assistant Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Ms. Mira Choi

    President and CEO, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Association
  • Ms. Roberta Tanner

    Deputy Director for Realty and Permitting, Federal land management bureau
  • Ms. Lena Navarro

    Director of Network Operations, Tribal utility authority

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 119th Congress