[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS, ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ADDRESSES THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNING OF A NEW LAW.

ON CRONKITE NEWS, A LOOK AT ARIZONA'S MOVE TO DIGITAL IDS, AND ON BREAK IT DOWN, THE CONTROVERSY INVOLVING UNPAID INTERNSHIPS.

THAT'S ALL COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS.

>>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

ARIZONA'S SECRETARY OF STATE TODAY OBSERVERS FROM HER OFFICE FOUND A WI-FI ROUTER BEING CONNECTED TO HER OFFICE.

SHE ADDED BECAUSE OF THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO ENSURE THAT DATA WEREN'T CONNECTED TO EXTERNAL NETWORKS OR THE INTERNET.

THOSE RUNNING THE AUDIT SAY THE WI-FI ON THAT PARTICULAR ROUTER SAYS IT WAS NOT ENABLED, BUT THE SPOKESMAN SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY IT WAS THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>>> WYOMING CONGRESSWOMAN LIZ CHENEY IS OUT.

SHE WAS VOTED OUT OF HER LEADERSHIP POSITION TODAY BY HER REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES FOR NOT SUPPORTING DONALD TRUMP'S CLAIMS THAT THE ELECTION WAS SOMEHOW STOLEN FROM HIM.

>> I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO ENSURE THAT THE FORMER PRESIDENT NEVER AGAIN GETS ANYWHERE NEAR THE OVAL OFFICE.

WE HAVE SEEN THE DANGER HE CONTINUES TO PROVOKE.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE WHOMEVER WE ELECT SOMEBODY THAT WILL BE FAITHFUL TO THE CONSTITUTION.

>> SHE SAID IF THEY WANT LEADERS WHO WILL SPREAD HIS DESTRUCTIVE LIES, I'M NOT YOUR PERSON.

THAT WILL BE THEIR LEGACY.

RESPONSE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON ALL OF THIS?

>> IT'S DISTURBING TO SEE ANY LEADER BEING ATTACKED FOR SIMPLY SPEAKING THE TRUTH, AND AS THE PRESIDENT TODAY LAST WEEK, IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

>>> OTHER US IN THE CDC IS PUSHING TO REASSURE PARENTS THAT THEY COULD GET THEIR YOUNGER TEENAGERS VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.

THE FDA THIS WEEK GAVE EMERGENCY APPROVAL OF THE VACCINES IN YOUNGER TEENS.

>>> MORE THAN 90,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE DIED OF A DRUG OVERDOSE OR AT LEAST DID SO BETWEEN OCTOBER OF 2019 AND OCTOBER OF 2020.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN A 12-MONTH PERIOD SINCE THE CDC BEGAN CHARTING OVERDOSES BACK IN THE '90S.

THEY BELIEVE IT'S DUE TO INCREASED USE AND ABUSE OF OPIOID PAINKILLERS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>>> TIME NOW FOR OUR WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

HOUSE MINORITY WHIP REGINALD BOLDING JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT A CONTROVERSIAL NEW LAW THAT REMOVES VOTERS FROM THE EARLY-VOTING LIST.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THE GOVERNOR SIGNED INTO LAW THIS BILL YESTERDAY THAT MAKES THE PERMANENT EARLY-VOTING LIST NOT TO PERMANENT.

>> YEAH, SO YESTERDAY THE GOVERNOR SIGNED 1485, WHICH WOULD REMOVE NEARLY 120 TO 150,000 VOTERS FROM THE PERMANENT EARLY VOTING LIST, WHICH IS JUST DISHEARTENING THAT THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE REPUBLICANS CHOSE TO GO DOWN THIS ROUTE.

>> YOU CHOSE TO WRITE TO THE NFL AS SOON AS THE GOVERNOR SIGNED IT.

WHY DID YOU WRITE THE LETTER, AND WHAT DID YOU WANT THE NFL TO KNOW?

>> IT BASICALLY SPELLED OUT THAT THE NFL WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY 30 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY CANCELED THE SUPER BOWL BECAUSE WE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY, AND I DON'T WANT THE NFL OR ANY OTHER LEAGUES TO BOYCOTT ARIZONA, AND HURT THESE SAME INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL SUFFER FROM THESE LAWS.

SO MY HOPE WAS THAT HE COULD USE HIS VOICE TO PRESSURE THE GOVERNOR TO SAY IT IS NOT GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY OR THE ECONOMY.

>> AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED IT VERY QUICKLY, AND HE SAID IT IS ALL ABOUT ELECTION INTEGRITY, AND CONTINUES THE LEGACY OF ELECTION INTEGRITY IN ARIZONA.

HOW DID YOU TAKE THAT?

>> I THINK IT'S VERY DISINGENUOUS.

IT WAS NOT MENTIONED DURING THE 2014 ELECTION, WHEN GOVERNOR DUCEY WAS ELECTED OR WHEN HE WAS REELECTED.

BUT NOW THAT WE'RE SEEING MORE VOTERS SHOW UP TO THE POLLS, AND WE'RE SEEING THE TOP TWO FEDERAL OFFICES BELONGING TO DEMOCRATS, THIS IS A NON-INTEGRITY ISSUE.

THE REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT BEEN WINNING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SO THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO FIND A WAY TO DO SO.

>> THE GOVERNOR SAID NO ONE LOSES THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.

IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T VOTE, AND YOU CAN STILL REQUEST AN EARLY BALLOT AND SHOW UP AT THE POLLS.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND?

>> WE ALL REMEMBER 2016, IN WHICH WE SAW EXTREMELY LONG LINES AROUND THE POLLS, AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW IS CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN, SO WHILE WE'RE TAKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OFF OF THE ROLLS, WE'RE SAYING NOW YOU HAVE TO GO TO A POLLING SITE, FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEY ARE KICKED OFF, AND THIS WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRACY.

>> ARE YOU EXPECTING ANY OTHER ELECTION-TYPE LEGISLATION TO COME DOWN THE PIKE HERE IN THE WANING DAYS?

>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS A COORDINATED ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS THE VOTE.

ONE IS 1713, THAT WOULD REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS TO PUT THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER ON THE OUTSIDE OF A BALLOT, AND THEN SEND THAT INTO THE MAIL, WHICH GOES INTO ANOTHER ISSUE OF ACTUAL ELECTION AND PERSONAL SECURITY.

THE BILL WAS SO BAD, IT WOULD REQUIRE PEOPLE TO PUT THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BALLOT.

I WOULDN'T PUT IT PAST LEGISLATURES AND GOVERNOR DUCEY TO PUT MORE UP THIS YEAR.

>> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE AUDIT OF MARICOPA COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL AND U.S. SENATE VOTES.

IT WILL STOP AND PAUSE BECAUSE OF GRADUATIONS, AND THEN GO ON AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU MAKING OF ALL OF THIS?

>> WHAT WE KNOW IT IS -- IT'S A CIRCUS.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT RIGHT NOW WON'T CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE 2020 ELECTION.

IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN A PROP THAT IS USED IN ORDER TO FIRE UP AN EXTREME BASE, BUT WHAT IS EVEN MORE CONCERNING IS THAT WHILE THAT IS HAPPENING, IT'S COORDINATED THAT YOU HAVE MAIN STREAM REPUBLICANS PASSING LEGISLATION TO SUPPRESS THE VOTE SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE TRUMP IN OFFICE ANYMORE.

IT IS STILL HAPPENING.

>> ONE MORE THING, THE IDEA THAT KIDS AREN'T TAUGHT BY WAY OF IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES BY ETHNICITY AND SEX.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS?

>> THIS BILL IS TOTALLY OUT OF BOUNDS.

I MEAN THE FACT THAT YOU WOULD REQUIRE OUR TEACHERS TO TEACH -- YOU KNOW, THE GOOD SIDE OF SLAVERY, OR THE GOOD SIDE OF THE HOLOCAUST, IT'S UNFATHOMABLE.

THE REALITY IS, YOU ARE SEEING MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE LEGISLATION, BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND ARIZONA IS LOOKING TO FOLLOW THE LEAD.

>> IS THAT WHAT THE BILL IS SAYING, THOUGH?

OR IS IT BASICALLY SAYING YOU CAN'T HAVE RACISM TAUGHT AS AN IDENTIFYING FACTOR FOR SCHOOL KIDS, AND THAT BIASED TEACHING IN GENERAL NEEDS TO STOP.

>> THE BILL SPECIFICALLY SAYS YOU HAVE TO TEACH BOTH SIDE OF ANY CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE.

AND THAT BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHO DECIDES WHAT WAS CONTROVERSIAL AND WHAT WAS NOT.

SO THE QUESTION IS, WHO DEFINES THAT, AND IF IT IS GOING TO BE CAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM, THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE YOU TO TEACH BOTH SIDES, AND IF YOU DON'T, TEACHERS WILL BE FINED $5,000.

>> ARE YOU HEARING IT IS GOING TO PASS?

>> I'M HEARING THERE MAY BE SOME REPUBLICANS WHO MAY VOTE AGAINST IT, BUT I WOULDN'T PUT IT PAST THEM.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS WEEK'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>>> AND UP NEXT "ARIZONA HORIZON," AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS HOUSING ISSUES.

>>> THE ARIZONA HOUSING FUND RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTABLE DONATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE STATE.

WE SPOKE WITH THE FOUNDER OF THE FUND.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THERE.

WHAT IS ARIZONA'S HOUSING FUND?

>> THE ARIZONA HOUSING FUND IS A -- IT IS HELD AT THE ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND IT IS A FUND THAT IS SET UP TO MAKE EQUITY GRANTS TO THE FANTASTIC NON-PROFITS IN OUR STATE THAT BUILD AND OPERATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING UNITS.

THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE FUND IS WE NEED MORE INVENTORY INTO OUR MARKETS.

>> AGAIN, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

HOW DO YOU DEFINE THAT?

>> PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS PERMANENT.

IT'S NOT TRANSITIONAL, OR EMERGENCY HOUSING.

IT'S LIKE ANY OTHER APARTMENT BUILDING.

YOU SIGN A LEASE, AND YOU CAN STAY THERE AS LONG AS YOU PAY THE RENT AND FOLLOW THE RULES.

IT'S PROVIDED FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS.

WHETHER IT'S PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, OR ADDICTIONS, OR VETERANS, AND IT'S PERMANENT AND THERE ARE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THERE.

>> AND WE HAVE BANKS GETTING INVOLVE TO HELP GET THIS THING GOING?

>> WE'RE SEEING A SORT OF ALL HANDS ON DECK ATTITUDE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE REALTORS OF OUR STATE HAVE BEEN THE REAL ROCK STARS SO FAR WHERE THEY ARE -- WHERE THEY ARE GETTING THE BUYERS AND SELLERS TO DONATE TO THE ARIZONA HOUSING FUND, AND NOW WE'RE SEEING OTHER INDUSTRIES ALSO JUMP IN AND TRY TO BE UP A PORTTIVE.

FOUR BANKS HAVE DONATED $60,000.

WE'RE SEEING REAL ESTATE FIRMS AND LAW FIRMS, AND I THINK WE'RE SEEING OUR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE REALLY RESPOND IN AN ALL HANDS ON DECK ATTITUDE.

>> SO WHAT BUYERS AND SELLERS ASK, WHAT, HOW ABOUT 25 BUCKS ON BOTH ENDS?

>> EXACTLY.

IT'S SORT OF THE EQUIVALENT OF THE GROCERY STORE CHECKOUT, WHERE YOU ARE CHECKING OUT, AND THEY ASK YOU IF YOU WANT TO DONATE A DOLLAR TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OR WHATEVER.

ANY TIME YOU ARE CLOSING A TRANSACTION AT A TITLE COMPANY, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE $25 TO THE ARIZONA HOUSING FUND, AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE GIVING THAT OPPORTUNITY, WE'RE SEEING A REALLY GOOD COMMITMENT.

>> HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS IDEA?

>> I HAVE BEEN BATTLING THE HOMELESS PROBLEM IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR 25 YEARS, AND IT IS JUST A MONEY PROBLEM.

YOU KNOW, TED, WITH ALL OF THE ILLS IN OUR SOCIETY, OPIOID ADDICTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE SOLUTIONS ARE HARD TO COME BY.

THE HOUSING ISSUE IS JUST A NUMBERS GAME.

THERE ARE 10,000 PEOPLE IN OUR STATE TODAY THAT ARE ON A LIST WITH THEIR HAND UP, SAYING I NEED PERMANENT HOUSING.

THEY ARE IN TEMPORARY HOUSING OR LIVING ON THE STREETS OR IN THEIR CARS, AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WE'RE TRYING TO HELP.

>> I WOULD IMAGINE ANOTHER GOAL FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IS TO MAKE THIS SOMETHING THAT OTHER STATES MIGHT GET INVOLVED WITH.

>> YEAH, THIS IS THE ONLY STATE THAT IS A PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC EFFORT.

THIS IS NOT GOVERNMENT RELATED.

THIS IS PRIVATE SECTOR, AND, AGAIN, IT'S VOLUNTARY PHILANTHROPIC.

THE IDEA FOR RAISING $100 MILLION OVER THE NEXT TEN OR 15 YEARS, DOESN'T SEEM THAT UNREALISTIC WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT PET'S SMART HAS DONE THROUGH THEIR CHECK REGISTER PROGRAM.

THEY HAVE RAISED $400 MILLION THAT THEY HAVE DISTRIBUTED TO PET CHARITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, SO WE LOOK AT THAT, AND SAY WHY CAN'T WE RAISE $100 MILLION FOR OUR CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE.

>> HOWARD EPSTEIN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

♪♪ >>> THE ISAAC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PHOENIX RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH ASU TO EXTEND THE DISTRICT'S WIFI TO THE HOMES OF STUDENTS.

"HORIZONTE" HOST JOSE CARDENAS TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS EXCITING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ISAAC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ASU.

GIVE US A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF IT.

>> YES, THANK YOU.

IT'S A TECHNOLOGY PROOF OF CONCEPT, AND THE GOAL TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT FAMILIES WITH INTERNET ACCESS.

SO WE HAVE PLACED SOME HARDWARE THAT PROJECTS A WIRELESS SIGNAL THAT CAN BE RECEIVED BY SOME HOMES IN THE AREA TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE SCHOOL'S WIRELESS NETWORK, SO THE STUDENTS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO TEACHERS, SCHOOLING, AND CONTENT.

>> SO THIS IS A NEED BROUGHT ON IN PART BY THE PANDEMIC, AND STUDENTS LEARNING REMOTELY.

I THINK MOST PEOPLE THINK THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY PROVIDING WHAT THEY CALL HOT SPOTS TO THE STUDENTS.

BUT IS DIFFERENT.

EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE AND WHY YOU HAD TO DO THIS.

>> HOT SPOTS ARE A GREAT STOP-GAP MEASURE.

IT DOES PROVIDE ACCESS, BUT THERE ARE CHALLENGES.

>> IT'S LIKE USING A CELL PHONE, RIGHT?

>> IT IS.

IT'S THE SAME HARDWARE, BUT THEY ARE DEPENDANT ON THE CELL SIGNAL, WHICH CAN HAVE SOME CHALLENGES OF IT REACHES INSIDE OF THE HOME, AND IF YOU HAVE A HOME WITH MULTIPLE STUDENTS, YOU CAN TEST THE HOT SPOTS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO, AND ALSO YOU HAVE DATA CAPS, SOMETHING THAT IS A CHALLENGE WHEN YOU HAVE ONE OR MORE STUDENTS CONNECTED IN THE HOUSEHOLD.

SO HOT SPOTS PRESENT SOME CHALLENGES THERE, WHEREAS THE DIRECT CONNECTION IS DIFFERENT, BECAUSE IT IS A FULL-TIME CONNECTION, AND SO THOSE LIMITS ARE NOT IN PLACE, AND BECAUSE WE'RE INSTALLING THESE IN THE HOME, IT IS WIRED INSIDE, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE WITH COX OR CENTURYLINK, THIS SECTION IS ALWAYS THERE AND LIVE.

>> I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN ANTENNA ON THE ROOF OF THE SCHOOL THAT BEAMS DIRECTLY TO THESE -- WHAT IS IT EIGHT HOMES IN THIS PILOT PROJECT?

>> YES.

WE ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN AND BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE HARDWARE AND TECHNOLOGY WE PUT IN PLACE.

THOSE ANTENNAS ARE VERY LINE OF SITE, AND VERY DIRECTIONAL.

SO WE HAVE A FEW ANTENNAS ON ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND THEY ARE POINTING DOWN TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ABOUT EIGHT FAMILIES CONNECTED RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE INSTALLED AN ANTENNA ON THE ROOF OF THEIR HOUSE, AND THEN THAT PROVIDES THE WIFI SIGNAL WE'RE ALL USED TO USING INSIDE OF THE HOME.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF ISAAC DISTRICT ARE SUCH THAT THIS IS A PARTICULARLY GREAT NEED.

>> SO IT CERTAINLY DEPENDS ON CERTAIN AREAS.

THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE -- ARE AT 30.

WE HAVE SOME DATA THAT SHOW AS HIGH AS ALMOST 70% DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE, TRULY HIGH-SPEED INTERNET WHEN WE SET ASIDE USING YOUR CELL PHONE.

SO A VARIETY OF AREAS THAT REALLY HAVE CHALLENGES HAVING ACCESS TO INTERNET DUE TO -- TO VARIOUS REASONS, AND SO -- SO THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE FACE HERE IN ISAAC.

>> AND ISAAC IS LOCATED IN MARYVILLE.

>> YES.

WE'RE ABOUT SIX SQUARE MILES, AND THAT'S WHERE THE ISAAC BOUNDARY IS.

>> AND IT'S A FOCUS OF ASU'S ONE SQUARE MILE PROJECT.

TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ASU, AND THIS TECHNOLOGY, THEY HAVE REALLY DECIDED TO FOCUS ON AREAS TO TRY TO EFFECT CHANGE, AND THAT IS WITHIN THE ISAAC BOUNDARY.

SO WE PARTNER OFTEN WITH THEM TO TRY TO BRING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS TO ISAAC.

>> AND THINGS HAPPENED RATHER QUICKLY, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ONCE THE GO-AHEAD WAS GIVEN.

IT WAS LIKE 25 DAYS BEFORE PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAD ACCESS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THERE IS ALWAYS A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO PLANNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU REALIZE THIS IS A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR UNDERSTANDING THIS TECHNOLOGY, BUT WE HOPE TO GROW IT MUCH BIGGER, SO THERE ARE A LOT OF PARTNERS THAT YOU HAVE TO BRING IN TO PLAN THESE THINGS OUT.

SO WE PARTNERED WITH ASU, AND THE MANUFACTURER.

BUT WE WANTED TO MOVE QUICKLY, AND ONE OF THE GOALS WAS TO BE VERY AGILE AND PUT THIS IN PLACE.

AND INSIDE THOSE 25 DAYS WHEN WE HAD THE MONEY TO HAVING THE CONNECTION WITH THE FIRST FAMILY WAS INSIDE THAT WINDOW, AND I THINK THAT WAS A AMAZING.

BUT WE DID THAT, AND WE'RE AGAIN, USING THAT TO LEARN QUICKLY AND HOPEFULLY GROW.

>> DO YOU THINK THE CONCEPT HAS BEEN PROVED?

>> FROM A HARDWARE PERSPECTIVE, ABSOLUTELY.

I GET TO WATCH EVERY DAY AND JUST CHECK IN AND SEE USAGE, BANDWIDTH GOING DOWN THE WIRE, IF YOU WILL, AND I CAN SEE WHICH OF OUR STUDENTS DEVICES ARE CONNECTED.

AND I SEE THEM EVERY DAY CONNECTED AND ON.

AND SOME OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE MULTIPLE CHILDREN CONNECTING AT THE SAME TIME.

SO THAT IS WHY THIS IS AN UPGRADE OVER SOME OF THESE OTHER TECHNOLOGIES, IS THIS IS A SOLID, RELIABLE, HIGH-SPEED TECHNOLOGY, AND WE'RE SEEING THAT.

AND NOW WE'RE GROWING THE SERVICE AROUND IT, AND MAKING IT SUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG TERM.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

♪♪ >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS, ON CRONKITE NEWS, LOOK AT RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE NOW THAT WILDFIRES ARE STARTING TO FLAIR UP AROUND THE STATE, AND ON BREAK IT DOWN, THE BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF GETTING AN INTERNSHIP.

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