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Peter Welch: “The big carriers don't want to do it because they can't make as much money as they want.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2017
The big carriers don't want to do it because they can't make as much money as they want.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Welch criticizes large carriers for neglecting rural service due to profit motives.

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