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Ed Markey: So your point is where a big company is an entrant as a new competitor, they want competitive principles in place, but…

On the recordJuly 24, 2013
So your point is where a big company is an entrant as a new competitor, they want competitive principles in place, but where an incumbent is already there, their views toward competitive policies are not nearly as enthusiastic.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights differing competitive policy views between new entrants and incumbents.

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