John Kerry actually said...

Broadband service is increasingly becoming the platform over which Americans communicate and access information.

As you know, high-speed broadband is, in my judgment, not a luxury, but a necessity for participating in this 21st-century economy.

We must revisit, restructure, and reform the universal service system that today guarantees access only to traditional voice telephone servi...

The purpose of the High-Cost program has always been to help ensure that consumers have access to traditional telecommunications services.