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Pennsylvania Legislators Spar over Rural High-Speed Internet Service Bills.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 2003

By Akweli Parker, The Philadelphia In...uirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 20--Pennsylvania state Rep. Brett Feese, (R., Lycoming County), introduced a bill yesterday to replace an expiring telecommunications law that re...uires Verizon Communications Inc. and other local-phone companies to roll out fast Internet service throughout Pennsylvania.

The bill, which has the backing of long-distance phone provider AT&T Corp., is an alternative to a Verizon-supported bill introduced earlier this year by Rep. William F. Adolph Jr. (R., Delaware County).

Feese's bill would re...uire incumbent local-phone companies, such as Verizon, to contribute to a fund to pay for the rollout of broadband in communities that otherwise might not...

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