WASHINGTON, DC – The Energy and Commerce Committee has been leading Congressional efforts to close the digital divide, with legislation already signed into law and more in the pipeline. Provisions included as part of RAY BAUM’S Act, which was signed into law in March, help reduce the regulatory barriers to broadband deployment, as well as …
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