07/18/2017
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"The lack of affordable broadband service hurts children whose educational opportunities are limited and hampers workers' ability to apply for jobs or establish entrepreneurial businesses."
"One reason I support Lifeline is because if you implement it properly, it should be... the most targeted means of providing support to those in need."
"I have been a longtime supporter of Lifeline, and in this sense: because, in my view, there is a role for a social safety net program."
"Universal service actually not only benefits those low-income people that are able then to have access, but it benefits those who can pay because of what we call 'network effects.'"