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title: Fierce Telecom Quotes Kelley Drye’s Tom Cohen in Article on Fiber Ecosystem
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# *Fierce Telecom* Quotes Kelley Drye’s Tom Cohen in Article on Fiber Ecosystem

 August 25, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partner [Tom Cohen](/Our-People/Thomas-W-Cohen) was recently quoted in a *Fierce Telecom* article on a recent Fiber Broadband Association meeting and the excitement within the broadband community over the prospect of approval for President Biden’s infrastructure bill.

Cohen called the infrastructure bill ​“historic.” He stated that, ​“Right now every year the FCC and the RUS \[Rural Utilities Service\] give about $10 billion in all their universal service programs. If you look at the infrastructure bill, in effect, that’s going to double the amount that’s given out each year. I think by the time it gets implemented it’s going to be going out the door in 2023. In effect it’s the rest of the decade. Each year $10 billion more dollars.”

To read full article, click [here](https://www.fiercetelecom.com/financial/fiber-ecosystem-gets-stoked-about-infrastructure-bill).

 

 

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