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Cliff Stearns: “let me conclude by saying, I think if we listen to this debate, we will realize that COMSAT faces significant…”

On the recordMay 6, 1998
let me conclude by saying, I think if we listen to this debate, we will realize that COMSAT faces significant competition, competition from underseas fiberoptic lines for voice, video and data service. In fact, many argue that fiberoptic lines are a more productive infrastructure than satellites because of their reliability and because of their greater capacity. So after making these points, I think the Members have to decide if they think COMSAT is a monopoly, that is fine, but many of us have researched this and we do not think COMSAT is a monopoly any longer, and so that is why I support the Tauzin amendment.
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Cliff Stearns
Florida
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Discussing competition faced by COMSAT from fiberoptic lines during a debate.

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