John Kerry: “I do not care what the technology is, as long as it can provide broadband, it should receive the incentive. And I think…”

“I do not care what the technology is, as long as it can provide broadband, it should receive the incentive. And I think this bill does that. It specifically anticipates copper wire, coaxial cable, terrestrial wireless and satellite technologies. If they can deliver true broadband services, at a measurable speed requirement, then they qualify for the credit. That is as it should be. It is the service we are after, not a specific kind of delivery system. So this bill sets the standards and lets all compete equally. All they have to do is meet the speeds, and they get the credit. For the current generation technologies, it targets rural and low-income areas. Those are the areas where the Federal Communications Commission has told us there is a problem with current generation deployment. For the next generation technologies, it targets the entire country, with the exception of urban businesses.”