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Brian Schatz: “We can't close that divide without USF, which is why the FCC has done a lot of work since 2011 to update USF and refocus…”

On the recordJune 19, 2017
We can't close that divide without USF, which is why the FCC has done a lot of work since 2011 to update USF and refocus it on deploying broadband.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz argues that USF is essential for closing the broadband access gap.

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