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Brian Schatz: “But today it's not enough to have access to voice services; access to broadband is a necessity for people to be able to…”

On the recordJune 19, 2017
But today it's not enough to have access to voice services; access to broadband is a necessity for people to be able to participate in society.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz highlights the critical need for broadband access in modern society.

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