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On the recordApril 5, 2011
Again, it is not that they will not necessarily be connected. It is just the speed, and that is the big problem.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Senator Begich highlights the issue of slow internet speeds in rural Alaska affecting access to services.

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