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On the recordMay 11, 2023
I recently led the majority of my Republican colleagues on this committee requesting NTIA remove these unnecessary requirements from the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program or the BEAD Program.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune criticizes NTIA's additional requirements for broadband funding.

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