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Ed Markey: We actually had to have a hearing here in 1987 when the Federal Communications Commission was actually considering a…

On the recordMay 30, 2012
We actually had to have a hearing here in 1987 when the Federal Communications Commission was actually considering a proposal that would have per-minute charges up on the corner of the screen on the Internet rather than an all-you-can-eat kind of proposal.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on past FCC proposals regarding Internet charges.

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