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HELENA--Gov. Brian Schweitzer's recommendation that one firm get $70 million in federal stimulus funds to expand high-speed Internet service is being blasted by Montana telephone companies and regulators, who say the project won't extend new service to under-served areas. ' " Telephone co-ops and firms took particular issue to the administration's "white paper" that said broadband access is not available on Indian reservations and that even basic telephone service is "scarce.
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Internet Stimulus Attracts Critiques
HELENA--Gov. Brian Schweitzer's recommendation that one firm get $70 million in federal stimulus funds to expand high-speed Internet service is being blasted by Montana telephone companies and regulators, who say the project won't extend new service to under-served areas.
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