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Daniel Akaka: “Over 70 years of development and expansion of the telecommunications industry has resulted in only a 67.9 percent basic…”

On the recordNovember 30, 2011
Over 70 years of development and expansion of the telecommunications industry has resulted in only a 67.9 percent basic telephone service penetration rate.
Said by
Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Akaka discusses the inadequate telephone service in Tribal areas despite decades of industry growth.

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