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 Agenda BLOCK I The Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications has scheduled a meeting to have a discussion of Call Before You Dig Implementation and Issues, with emphasis on understanding the cause of previous failures to  the system, on preventing future damage to underground facilities, and on the proper organization and functioning of the Notification Center mandated by Act No. 7798 Invited Testifies: Mr. Derek A. Gabriel                                              Mr. Stephan Adams  Commissioner, Designee                                         Ceo Department of Public works                                    Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (viNGN) Mr. Daryl Griffith                                                    Mr. Noel Hoge Executive Director                                                    Acting Chief Executive Officer Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority                V.I. Water and Power Authority Mr. Rupert Ross                                                       Mr. Chris George Director                                                                      Administrator Virgin Islands Bureau of Information Technology     GIS Division, Office of the Lt. Governor Ms. Wanda Perez                                                    Ms. Geraldine Pitt Government Affairs Counsel                                    CEO Liberty Mobile VI/PR                                                Viya, Inc. Mr. David Zumwalt CEO Broadband VI LUNCH 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM BLOCK II 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM An update on telecommunications services in the Virgin Islands, with emphasis on: Understanding the difference in rates and connection speeds between the Virgin Islands    and urban areas of the continental United States. Understanding the changes, from a customer service perspective, resulting from the recent acquisitions of providers in the territory . Exploring the medium and long-term future of telecommunications in the territory Invited Testifiers: Mr. Rupert Ross                                                       Mr. Donald G. Cole Director                                                                       Executive Director Virgin Islands Bureau of Information Technology      Public Services Commission Ms. Wanda Perez                                                     Ms. Geraldine Pitt Government Affairs Counsel                                     CEO Liberty Mobile VI/PR                                                 Viya, Inc. Mr. David Zumwalt                                                   Mr. Jorge Martel CEO                                                                           Vice-President & General Manager Broadband VI T-Mobile Puerto Rico + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: Act. No 7798 , Call Before You Dig Implementation and Issues , St. Croix Date Apr 19 2021 Expired! Time 9:30 am Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Category Senate Hearing Session 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