"Ms. Shirley Bloomfield, Chief Executive Officer, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, during a hearing on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., entitled, ""Connecting America: Improving Access to Infrastructure for Communities Across the Country."" The hearing will examined the challenge of connecting Americans, particularly in rural communities, to transportation and information networks."