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On the recordJune 1, 2015
Access to broadband is every bit as important today as the availability of phone service was 30 years ago.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal compares broadband access to historical phone service availability, highlighting its critical importance.

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