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Jared Polis: “The evaluation is as it should be. Again, when infrastructure is laid, we want a reasonable ROI. It is like utility…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
The evaluation is as it should be. Again, when infrastructure is laid, we want a reasonable ROI. It is like utility infrastructure or water infrastructure. I would never expect that the world's most valuable companies would be the pipes in the people's homes. The magic of the internet is the content. That is what drives the desire for broadband access. And, of course, there are other ways that people can access the internet, but broadband and cable have a technical advantage on price and speed. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Capuano).
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
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Mar 28, 2017

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