Good afternoon. My name is Paul Andersen. I'm the president of egateNETWORKS. I'd like to thank the chair and committee members for this opportunity to appear before you on this important issue. I'm here to speak on behalf of egate, but I've been intimately involved in the Internet industry for many years as the chair of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority and trustee of ARIN.
EgateNETWORKS is an Internet connectivity and hosting provider that focuses on the small and medium-sized business market. Over the past 15 years, we've evolved our product line in ways that differentiate us from competitors while serving both—