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Ed Markey: If coffee drinkers assume there will be a Wi-Fi at Starbucks, then students should assume the same when they walk into a…

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
If coffee drinkers assume there will be a Wi-Fi at Starbucks, then students should assume the same when they walk into a school.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need for reliable Wi-Fi in schools.

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