07/07/2009
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"Current USF funding shortfalls are preventing new broadband deployments and driving up prices for our rural customers."
"This shouldn't be happening in the United States of America in the year 2018."
"I expressed my concern that we rely too much on the industry alone to tell us where the service exists."
"I think more generally in response to your specific question, we should recognize that there is an obligation across industries to invest heavily in consumer education and consumer awareness."