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Tom Wheeler: “I think it's for very basic reasons. I--as I mentioned in my testimony, when 80 percent of the E-Rate schools say…”

On the recordJune 17, 2013
I think it's for very basic reasons. I--as I mentioned in my testimony, when 80 percent of the E-Rate schools say they're not getting the proper bandwidth for their instructional needs, something needs to be done about that.
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Tom Wheeler

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Wheeler emphasizes the need for improved bandwidth in schools.

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