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FCC chairman: Broadband access should be universal

November 25, 2009 By The Associated Press JILL ZEMAN BLEED (Associated Press Writer)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Making broadband Internet access universally available is this century's version of building highways or extending railroads coast-to-coast, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday.

Julius Genachowski said broadband is "a critical infrastructure challenge of our generation." As part of the federal stimulus package, the FCC is charged with...

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