Right now, you have 27.8 percent of the population without broadband, but more importantly, 50.2 percent of the population is in rural areas.
Roger Wicker: “Right now, you have 27.8 percent of the population without broadband, but more importantly, 50.2 percent of the…”
On the recordMay 14, 2018
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Senator Wicker highlights broadband access issues in Mississippi.
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