Funding U.S. Infrastructure Improvements
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Funding U.S. Infrastructure Improvements

Explainer Video by Rob Quartel, Interviewee and James M. Lindsay, Interviewer

October 26, 2011 2:12 pm (EST)

Funding U.S. Infrastructure Improvements
Explainer Video

Rob Quartel, Chairman and CEO of NTELX, discusses the need for investment in U.S. infrastructure with CFR’s James M. Lindsay. "We really have to focus on alternative means for paying for infrastructure," argues Quartel.

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