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Ed Markey: It was just 18 years ago, when the Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. I was the House author, and not…

On the recordJune 4, 2014
It was just 18 years ago, when the Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. I was the House author, and not one home in America had broadband in February of 1996.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey reflects on the rapid evolution of broadband access since 1996.

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