Are we in a paradoxical situation where many of these municipalities might have acted themselves and there is a State law that the broadband companies have that prohibit them from acting on their own?
Ed Markey: “Are we in a paradoxical situation where many of these municipalities might have acted themselves and there is a State…”
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Markey questions state laws hindering municipalities from addressing broadband issues.
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