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Tammy Baldwin: “Current USF funding shortfalls are preventing new broadband deployments and driving up prices for our rural customers.”

On the recordOctober 3, 2018
Current USF funding shortfalls are preventing new broadband deployments and driving up prices for our rural customers.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin discusses the impact of funding shortfalls on broadband access.

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