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On the recordJuly 11, 2016
Can we have some assurance that the rules that will be promulgated will take into account the extraordinary challenges that have existed in rural America about having access to the infrastructure that is essential for it to have the Internet?
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch seeks assurance that new rules will consider rural internet access challenges.

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