08/09/2009
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"What is keeping these people off the Internet? And are the broadband adoption challenges in rural America unique from the issues seen in the big cities?"
"Census Bureau surveys show that nearly 60 percent of rural households not connected to the Internet say they either do not need it or it is too expensive."
"Thank you and Ranking Member Wicker for working together on an ambitious agenda for the Communications Subcommittee."
"Thank you for your service and willingness to come up here and answer all these questions today."