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Texas Gov. Perry Announces High-Speed Internet Headed to Rural Texas

February 18, 2006 /

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On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry visited the west Texas city of Roby to kickoff of a multi-city tour to announce the expansion of high-speed internet service to 71 of the smallest rural communities in Texas. The expansion is a result of telecommunications reform legislation signed into law by the governor in 2005.

"By introducing competition to video and telecommunications, we are opening the door to new investments, new services and new opportunities," Perry said. "Now rural Texans will be connected to the entire world, and the nerve center of information – the Internet – in ways never experienced before."

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