Miscellaneous
Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky is a Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, a panel with jurisdiction over hundreds of communications providers who are members of ACA Connects. Guthrie’s district is famous for Fort Knox and the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. On this podcast episode of DC2U, Rep. Guthrie shares with host ACA Connects President and CEO Matthew M. Polka his thoughts on key policy debates related to communications amid all the tension associated with the House’s presidential impeachment inquiry. Rep. Guthrie discusses robocalls, spectrum allocation, STELAR renewal and broadband deployment. On the last topic, Rep. Guthrie was emphatic. “We need to get a good map,” he said. “We’ve spent a lot of money from the federal level on broadband and still not getting the coverage that we need and not really completely understanding where the money needs to be spent.” Enjoy the discussion, which was recorded on Nov. 12, 2019.