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Need for Speed

IPR's Pat Blank
President Obama visited Cedar Falls Utilities Wednesday to see firsthand some of the fastest broadband connections in the world

20 years ago, when the folks at Cedar Falls Utilities developed their own broadband internet system, they had no idea that the President of the United States would use it as a model for the rest of the country. Mr. Obama visited Cedar Falls Wednesday.  Here is his speech.

   The President is traveling around the country in advance of his State of the Union address next Tuesday to spotlight his priorities for his final two years in office.  Fast and affordable internet access is among those priorities. 

Pat Blank is the host of All Things Considered