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On the recordMarch 10, 2009
And finally we must not allow ourselves to fall further behind in today's global economy, broadband opportunities for our rural districts and for my core neediest neighborhoods need to see that sort of investment for communications purposes that can link us to the outside world.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Emphasizes the need for broadband investment in rural areas to compete globally.

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