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On the recordJuly 24, 2013
We like the fact that essentially, whether unintentionally or otherwise, the 1996 Act left broadband technologies out of the regulatory scheme of the FCC.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker supports the exclusion of broadband from FCC regulation under the 1996 Act.

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