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On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
I believed then and believe today that where the incumbent providers are not offering an adequate service... it ought to be free to do so.
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Rick Boucher
Virginia

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Boucher supports community broadband initiatives when incumbents fail to provide adequate service.

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