,,iv #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fia ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,janu>y #aa1 #bjah,mr4 ,latta submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,,resolution ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t any infra/ructure legislation to promote broadb& int]net access or communications facilities deploym5t %\ld treat all broadb& & communications facilities 9 a competitively & te*nologically neutral mann]4 ,:]eas broadb& br+s extraord9>y opportunities = economic gr[? & inve/m5t across multiple plat=ms & te*nologies1 includ+ wirel9e1 wireless1 & cable2 ,:]eas broadb& & relat$ in=mation te*nology add ne>ly #a trillion annually to ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy2 ,:]eas broadb& & relat$ communications & te*nology sectors support r\ghly #aj million ,am]ican jobs2 ,:]eas wirel9e1 wireless1 & cable broadb& provid]s collectively inve/$ #gf billion 9 #bjaf1 & r\ghly #a4f trillion s9ce #aiif2 ,:]eas wirel9e1 wireless1 & cable broadb& provid]s are consi/5tly rank$ among ! top companies inve/+ annually 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas broadb& traffic ov] wirel9e1 wireless1 & cable te*nologies cont9ues to gr[ at an expon5tial rate2 & ,:]eas _w-class communications networks w require a complem5t>y mix ( wirel9e1 wireless1 cable1 & any o!r te*nology capable ( transmitt+ voice1 video1 or data communications s]vices us+ ,int]net ,protocol or any successor protocol-enabl$ s]vice3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t any infra/ructure legislation to promote broadb& int]net access or communications facilities deploym5t %\ld treat all broadb& & communications facilities 9 a competitively & te*nologically neutral mann]4