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Ed Markey: This common-sense reform is long overdue. It would directly benefit consumers who currently have little, if any, choice…

On the recordMarch 7, 2017
This common-sense reform is long overdue. It would directly benefit consumers who currently have little, if any, choice but to rent a set-top box from their pay-TV provider for months, and even years, in perpetuity.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need for reform in the pay-TV market to benefit consumers.

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