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Ed Markey: So you're saying, if I may, I just want to put it into my consumer perspective, you're saying that these multiple…

On the recordOctober 24, 2017
So you're saying, if I may, I just want to put it into my consumer perspective, you're saying that these multiple satellite competitors, in an unlicensed spectrum world down below, has more potential for identifying markets that they could move into and provide services at an even lower cost because that spectrum is unlicensed, and you don't--the company terrestrially doesn't need a return on investment because it's unlicensed at that point.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the benefits of unlicensed spectrum for satellite competitors.

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