We are a connected world and business is moving at a high speed. Rural America can not be left out of the emerging high speed global economy. That is why I have written H.R. 5072, The Universal Service Reform Act of 2006, with Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va), to use the current universal service fund to roll out broadband technology to rural America. In addition, I have led the way in protecting consumer interests on the road to national HDTV standards.