On the recordJune 20, 2023
If you are in an area where 50 percent have access to broadband and 50 percent don't, you say, well, too bad for that 50 who don't.
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congress.govJim Matheson: “If you are in an area where 50 percent have access to broadband and 50 percent don't, you say, well, too bad for that 50…”
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Highlighting the issue of unequal broadband access in mixed-coverage areas.
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