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    The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 12 Sep 2021

    Cities press federal officials to relax rules for spending American Rescue Plan pandemic aid on broadband infrastructure, saying they favor rural areas. @DavidALieb.http://apne.ws/tqjk9o5 

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      1. Notsobad‏ @BlueWaveWag 12 Sep 2021
        Replying to @AP @DavidALieb

        Otherwise the small States are screwed...

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      1. Linda Beecher‏ @linda_beecher 12 Sep 2021
        Replying to @AP @DavidALieb

        I live 25 miles EAST of @Microsoft in Redmond, WA. I get internet via satellite, but slow. No cell signal, no cable, no other way to get internet. RIDICULOUS! WTAF.

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      1. Stardust Fiddlesticks | Freedom Uterus‏ @TweepOut 12 Sep 2021
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        That is the whole point - to bring utilities to rural areas Duh

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      2. Kari Lyna House 🧚‍♂️ 🐾‏ @MysticDreammer 12 Sep 2021
        Replying to @AP @DavidALieb

        I thought that was the point. To get faster more reliable internet to the Rural areas. I live in a rural area and my internet sucks. I have one choice for 3mbs download speed for AT&T. Can't use the satellite as we are gamers.

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      3. Lamentation Smythe‏ @SadbirdSmythe 12 Sep 2021
        Replying to @MysticDreammer @AP @DavidALieb

        As a rural resident also stuck with crappy AT&T I feel your pain.

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      1. Denise Wu‏ @denisewu 12 Sep 2021
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        Just rural area people needs, more fake news

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      2. rhiamom (@ 🏡)MSIS‏ @rhiamom 12 Sep 2021
        Replying to @AP @DavidALieb

        About damned time! Where I live, most of the county has NO internet. Not cellular hotspots, not slow, data capped satellite. Nothing. And this is true for people living only a couple miles outside of city limits.

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      1. gato  🍋‏ @_cat_turner 12 Sep 2021
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        As a city person my thoughts are, get the rural folks internet. There should be no debate. My friend who lives in exurbs in maine has to use mobile internet

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      1. AP  🌏  🌊 🌱 🖖‏ @tweeptwerp 12 Sep 2021
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        There are many urban poor who can’t afford internet access.

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