Worth following up: On Tuesday, a fellow named Rey Ramsey joined 'Star Wars' George Lucas, Charles Sullivan of prisoners' assistance group CURE, Jane Patterson of E-NC (No. Carolina), and one other fellow, in testifying in Congress on the serious unmet needs in U.S. Internet and telephone service access. Lucas testified on how he can access free and afforable wireless in Africa, Europe and Asia yet not in many parts of the USA. Rey Ramsey advocated for (finally) prioritising net and phone access - yes, basic phone access - in U.S. Native and low-income residential communities. Ramsey is CEO of One Economy Telecom: one-economy.com. Yesterday's House hearing, aired by C-Span, was chaired by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). This photo from the hearing is from his site - markey.house.gov.
