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Brad Smith: “We pledge today is five things addressing five issues that…”

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Microsoft President Brad Smith on new data center initiative

Published | Video Starts at 00:49

One of them is sustaining the confidence of local communities so we can buy land, build data centers, and operate them. And what We pledge today is five things addressing five issues that are important to local communities across the country: electricity, water, jobs, taxes, and skills. We spell out what we'll do in every community where we buy, build and own our data centers. Is this an attempt to sort of stave off, you know, political blowback from these data centers? (00:49–00:57)

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Asserts that Microsoft has pledged to address electricity, water, jobs, taxes, and skills in local communities.

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