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Paul Tonko: “To be honest, it is hard to make sense of this proposal when I receive calls from my constituents day in and day out…”

On the recordOctober 24, 2017
To be honest, it is hard to make sense of this proposal when I receive calls from my constituents day in and day out asking for faster broadband speeds.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Expresses frustration over potential FCC changes while constituents demand faster broadband.

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