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Ed Markey: The E-Rate program is a program that is now 20 years old. I am the House author of it in the 1996 Telecom Act.

On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
The E-Rate program is a program that is now 20 years old. I am the House author of it in the 1996 Telecom Act.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the importance of the E-Rate program for internet access in schools.

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