Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands
Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators St. John Senators St.Croix Senators Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! …
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Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators St. John Senators St.Croix Senators Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Telecommunications update in light of an upsurge in consumer complaints, unresolved issues between providers and regulatory agencies, and the ongoing crisis of affordability. Topics of particular interest include: An update on any ongoing network or other issues impacting the quality of service, along with actions plans to address any such matter; Status of present infrastructure projects and plans for future development, with a focus on planning and utilization of federal broadband funding; Plans for improving and expanding customer service, connections speeds and service coverage areas in the Virgin Islands; Issues and challenges regarding coordination between telecommunications providers and government agencies on issues such as permitting, access to poles and conduits, customer service issues, etc.; and Affordability of internet access in general, and for our territory’s students in particular, including utilization of the expanded Affordable Connectivity Program. Invited Testifiers: Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Commissioner, Department of Education Honorable Derek Gabriel, Commissioner, Department of Public Works Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning and Natural Resources Ms. Jenifer O’Neal, Director, Office of Management and Budget Mr. Andrew Smith, CEO, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Ms. Sandra Setorie, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Public Services Commission Mr. Stephan Adams, CEO, Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (viNGN) Ms. Wanda Perez-Alvarez, Esq., Government Affairs Counsel, Liberty Mobile PR/VI Ms. Geraldine Pitt, CEO, Viya, Inc. Mr. Mark Hodge, Legal Counsel, T-Mobile, VI + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: access to poles , Andrew Smith , challenges , conduits , connections speeds , Connectivity Program , consumer complaints , coverage areas , crisis , customer service , Derek Gabriel , Dionne Wells-Hedrington , federal broadband , funding , Geraldine Pitt , infrastructure projects , internet access , Jean-Pierre Oriol , Jenifer O’Neal , Mark Hodge , permitting , plans , quality of service , Sandra Setorie , Stephan Adams , telecommunications providers , unresolved issues , Wanda Perez-Alvarez Date Jan 24 2024 Expired! Time 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Location Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall Charlotte Amalie Category Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Organizer Senator Marvin A. Blyden Phone (340) 774-0880 Email mblyden@legvi.org Quick Links Home Senators Committees Media News Contact Important Links Revised Organic Act of 1954 (PDF) 36th Oath of Office Booklet 100 Day Report Rules of the 36th Public Information or Archives Request Search for: Follow Follow Follow Follow