In 1996, I authored the Telecommunications Act with a simple conviction: that the internet should belong to everyone.
Ed Markey: “In 1996, I authored the Telecommunications Act with a simple conviction: that the internet should belong to everyone.”
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Discussing the Telecommunications Act at a summit.
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