01/27/2009
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"In some Native communities, unemployment is as high as 75 percent."
"Senator Akaka, you and Representative Cole got it right when you said in this oped piece here that the Carcieri fix is a no-cost way to build Tribal economies."
"the lack of all communications services in Indian Country is alarming."
"over 70 years of development and expansion of the telecommunications industry has resulted in only a 67.9 percent basic telephone service penetration rate."