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Doris Matsui: “Rigid, top-down Federal preemption can never be as successful as meaningful incentives to support local collaboration…”

On the recordApril 18, 2023
Rigid, top-down Federal preemption can never be as successful as meaningful incentives to support local collaboration and engagement.
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Doris Matsui
Democratic · California

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Matsui expresses concern over federal preemption affecting local broadband collaboration.

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