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FCC starts push for national broadband plan

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Seattle : WA : USA | 7 months ago

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The Federal Communications Commission took the first step Wednesday in developing a comprehensive plan to give all Americans high-speed Internet access. More Business At a meeting in Washington, the commission put out a request for comments from the public and industry.

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