EchoStar Welcomes Signing of Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act
EchoStar today issued the following statement regarding the signing of the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act by Governor Bill Haslam on April 25, 2017:
“We congratulate Governor Haslam and the Tennessee legislature for making the ‘Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act’ the law of the Volunteer State and a model for other states to follow. This legislation opens the door for greater adoption of high-speed broadband to all of residents of Tennessee on a technology neutral basis allowing all types of broadband providers to participate, including satellite, which provides a cost effective means of serving the most rural areas of Tennessee,” said Charlie Ergen, Chairman of EchoStar and Hughes.
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