The Senate Commerce Committee scheduled a full committee hearing Sept. 16 (starting at 9 am – Minnesota time) on the benefits of broadband. The hearing, “Why Broadband Matters,” will examine various areas, including access to government information, education, jobs and telemedicine.

No witnesses have been announced.

I’m hoping that it will be less than 2 hours and that it will be broadcast online. I plan to watch until my 11:00 anyways and will report in. (It looks as if it’s an hour – but I don’t have full confidence in that.)