Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"Since 1997, the Federal Government's Universal Service Fund has subsidized the cost of affordable phone service in rural areas and for low-income families."

"the amount of money that is being considered thus far would suggest that it would be woefully insufficient in terms of addressing those unmet needs"

"What is being done now hurts the quality of life, the ability of people to get on, because there is so much damage around."

"The total backlog is about $2.1 billion."