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On the recordOctober 11, 2011
At the end of the day, though, doesn't the cable company--cable industry, I should say--benefit from achieving a reasonably acceptable result with respect to USF reform, rather than having no result at all, or even maintaining the status quo?
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune questions the cable industry's benefit from USF reform versus maintaining the status quo.

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