Congress Hears Testimony on the Importance of Broadband and Teleworking

In her testimony before the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization of the Committee on Government Reform, Joslyn Read, assistant vice president, regulatory affairs, for Hughes Network Systems, urged the federal government to provide economic support to encourage the adoption of broadband communications essential for teleworking and Continuity of Operations contingencies.

Testifying on behalf of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and Hughes, Read also stressed the importance of ensuring that employees within the Washington Metropolitan area and beyond have access to a high-speed broadband connection in order to enjoy all the benefits of teleworking. Read noted that because of the high cost of building land-based infrastructure in rural locations, satellite broadband technology is often the best and only option for gaining that access.

To learn more, check out the Hughes press release.