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SD Senator John Thune Takes Victory Lap on Broadband Expansion

SD Senator John Thune Takes Victory Lap on Broadband Expansion

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South Dakota Senator John Thune, chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, renewed his support for bipartisan net neutrality legislation in a speech on the floor of the Senate. He says deregulation didn’t turn out as democrats had predicted….

Thune says access has expanded and is faster…

Thune says the most positive sign may be the expanded investment….

Thune says he will continue to work for bipartisan net neutrality legislation that ensures that the government will not weigh down the internet with unnecessary regulations.

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