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Abigail Spanberger: “So I would say that coordination needs to happen at a much stronger level, not just at the Federal level, but also down…”

On the recordJune 20, 2023
So I would say that coordination needs to happen at a much stronger level, not just at the Federal level, but also down into the state and the local level, and back up to the Federal level, so that we all are working to take whatever that number of unserved and underserved is and drive it down to zero.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Spanberger emphasizes the need for better coordination across all government levels to address broadband access.

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