Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation senior fellow in regulatory studies and research editor, discusses bills in the N.C. General Assembly dealing with broadband access. Learn more here: “Legislators consider ways to encourage broadband expansion into unserved parts of N.C.”
Locke’s Jon Sanders analyzes N.C. broadband legislation
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