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The Vergecast

FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on broadband access across America

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Tech News, Technology

4.44.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and Verge policy reporter Makena Kelly talk to FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel about American broadband policy and the advocacy for internet access, broadband competition, and net neutrality. While the coronavirus pandemic is happening and people are working online at home, now is a perfect time to talk about who has access to the broadband, who doesn't, how much it costs, and how we can get it to more people for less money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey everybody, it's Sam from the Vergecast.

1:04.0

On this week's interview episode, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenwarsel joins me in Verge Policy reporter McKenna Kelly to talk about American broadband policy.

1:13.0

Now, I have wanted to get Commissioner Rosenwarsel on the show for a long time.

1:17.0

She has been a staunch advocate of consumer rights, a broadband competition, net neutrality of getting access to more people and more places.

1:26.0

And this is a really interesting time to have this conversation because it's the coronavirus.

1:31.0

All of us are working from home.

1:33.0

Schools are shut down. People are getting all their entertainment over streaming.

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