John Thune actually said...

it's very important, in my view, to ensure that the FCC enacts USF reforms that help give all Americans, including those in rural areas and ...

At the end of the day, though, doesn't the cable company--cable industry, I should say--benefit from achieving a reasonably acceptable resul...

it's essential in a knowledge-based economy that we have broadband service.

USF is critical for getting service--both phone service to these markets, and then, now, transitioning in to broadband services.