Mid-day Update

2020 Summer Olympic games could cost up to $30 billion

Mark Garrison Sep 29, 2016
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Mid-day Update

2020 Summer Olympic games could cost up to $30 billion

Mark Garrison Sep 29, 2016
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On today’s show, we’ll talk about the state of our country’s economic growth; the possibility that cable boxes may become obsolete; how the insurance industry can use drones to assess damage in an area after a disaster; and the high cost of the next Summer Olympics. 

Audio update: The FCC has indefinitely postponed its plans to vote on a proposal that would allow cable subscribers to access programming outside of cable boxes. 

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