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On the recordNovember 29, 2011
As a Senator representing a rural state, a primary concern of mine is that our Nation's rural areas have the same access to the economic benefits of broadband as those in urban areas.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker highlights the importance of broadband access for rural areas.

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