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Reform the US low-income broadband program by rebuilding Lifeline



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Rick Boucher
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Rick Boucher was a Democratic member of the U.S. House for 28 years and chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and the Internet. He is the honorary chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance.

“If you build it, they will come” is a mantra that’s been repeated for more than three decades to embolden action. The line from “Field of Dreams” is a powerful saying, but I might add one word: “If you build it well, they will come.”
America’s Lifeline program, a monthly subsidy designed to help low-income families afford critical …

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