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Achieving universal broadband: What the FCC can and cannot do

  • Written by: Christopher Ali, Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia
imageThe FCC has the power to save us from slow, expensive internet service.Snail and cable via shutterstock.com

It’s long-accepted common knowledge that high-speed internet access is a key to education, economic growth and even maintaining interpersonal connections. While the internet began as a public venture, in the last 20 years the private...

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