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Patrick Leahy: “They simply want assurance that the Internet would remain an equal playing field, so they could use the Internet to…”

On the recordJune 19, 2017
They simply want assurance that the Internet would remain an equal playing field, so they could use the Internet to expand their businesses beyond the Vermont border without fear of prohibitive fees or being squeezed out of special Internet 'fast lane'.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy shares concerns from Vermont businesses about Internet equality and access.

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