On the recordMarch 26, 2014
Telephone access on tribal lands still lags far behind the rest of the country.
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Tom Wheeler
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congress.govTelephone access on tribal lands still lags far behind the rest of the country.
Tom Wheeler highlights the digital divide in Native American communities.
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