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Ed Markey: We don't want to have a digital divide in the country. We don't want digital haves and digital have-nots.

On the recordJune 1, 2015
We don't want to have a digital divide in the country. We don't want digital haves and digital have-nots.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the importance of bridging the digital divide for full participation in society.

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