 The 1996 Telecommunications Act took it a step further, mandating that broadcast and cable programs themselves be captioned.In 2005 and 2006, Bowe gave invited testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and conducted demonstrations of high-speed broadband communications for both the House and the U.S. Senate.Bowe's textbooks are in use at colleges and universities around the country and in several other nations.