Beyond the Cable with Dr. Christopher Ali

“Exclusionary practices are being replicated….” Dr. Christopher Ali, a professor of telecommunications at Penn State, joins us in this episode of Beyond the Cable to discuss the importance of broadband stories when it comes to policymaking. That, plus recent headlines from around the industry.

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