I don't believe the bill addresses that, and I worry the money that is invested in other Federal programs is either going to be wasted or conflict and definitely lead to the point of overbuilding, to subsidized overbuilding.
O'Rielly expresses concern about the bill's potential to waste federal funds on overbuilding broadband networks.
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