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Pat Toomey: “Thousands of jobs, probably billions of dollars of investment, are being sidetracked in the telecommunications business…”

On the recordJune 20, 2011
Thousands of jobs, probably billions of dollars of investment, are being sidetracked in the telecommunications business, because the FCC is violating Congressional direction and court orders to move ahead and regulate the Internet in a way that makes investors hesitant.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey points out FCC's regulatory actions are hindering investment and job creation.

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