It leads to a two-year degree in telecommunications. These are just a few of the dozens of statewide or local programs Bell Atlantic supports to develop our workforce. We know this is just a small part of what needs to be done to fully prepare our employees and our children for the high tech workplace. With our increasing reliance on technology and technology workers, we encourage the commission to support educational policies that promote science, math and literacy. These are the foundations on which our new economy rests.
Education equals income equals connectivity in our new age.
We need to support programs that provide teacher and student proficiency in technology. Finally, we need to encourage further creativity on behalf of businesses in terms of training their employees, and federal agencies and departments in linking their operations with the needs and operations of businesses across the country. We all want to put people to work, so we should all work together. The second hat I wear today is that of an infrastructure provider. It s not secret that the Internet has been the engine driving our economy for the past few years.