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On the recordOctober 5, 2011
Unfortunately, Native American communities continue to lag way behind in broadband access. This puts these at a huge disadvantage in an already troubled economic climate.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken highlights the broadband access disparity affecting Native American communities.

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