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  • adjective Not served.

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un- +‎ served

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Examples

  • More Americans would be forced to pay taxes subsidizing broadband service in "unserved" locales, and cities would be free to go into the Wi-Fi business under an upcoming US Senate bill.

    Who Says There's No Money in Art? 2006

  • Were I to receive only that which I deserved, Many fine adventures would remain unserved.

    Florida Keys Swordfish Limerick Contest John Merwin 2008

  • The recommendations included providing incentives for incumbents to partner with small, women - and minority-owned businesses; educating consumers on the benefits of broadband adoption; and ensuring that broadband funding goes to areas defined as unserved or underserved.

    FCC National Broadband Plan Workshop: Opportunities for Small Business Anderson, Faye 2009

  • If the national plan holds to the minimum speeds required by the stimulus, old-style copper lines will likely be used to provide DSL connections in regions that are now classified as unserved, said Alan Shark, executive director of the Public Technology Institute.

    Benton Foundation - Headlines 2010

  • The FCC will have to define other important terms, such as "unserved" and "underserved" as well.

    Art Brodsky: House Voted To Protect the Internet 2009

  • Several committee members worried that the terms "unserved" and "underserved" in the bill are too vague to target new Internet networks to regions that need them the most.

    High-Speed Internet Grants Find Support in House 2009

  • It will be up to Julius Genachowski's FCC to decide how to define the "unserved" and "underserved" communities targeted by the bill.

    Inside the Stimulus: Broadband's Triple Play Scola, Nancy 2009

  • Internet-service providers building out "unserved" regions, where service of that speed isn't available, would be given the full benefit of tax incentives or grants.

    Internet Providers Move to Shape Broadband Push 2008

  • The report also outlines states that would qualify as being "unserved" by broadband.

    PCMag.com: New Product Reviews 2010

  • Dept. of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service regarding how the agencies should define "unserved" and "underserved" communities across the country, according to NTIA spokesman Mark Tolbert.

    Multichannel News: Business News 2009

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