The Benefits of Broadband for Rural and Low-Income Families
Archived Webinar
- Title:
The Benefits of Broadband for Rural and Low-Income Families
- Date:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
- Time:
2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
- Cost:
Free
Webinar Contact
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Broadband is a key ingredient for economic success, and policymakers and businesses are exploring new strategies to make high speed access available to underserved areas. Learn about recent broadband incentive projects that improve the lives of rural community citizens, provide expanded on-line opportunities for children and create economic success stories for low-income families.
Resources:
Webinar Agenda | Speaker Biographies and Presentations | Selected NCSL Resources
The Benefits of Broadband for Rural and Low-Income Families Webinar
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
2:00 p.m. ET/ 1:00 p.m. CT/ Noon MT/ 11:00 a.m. PT
Webinar Agenda
(View speakers' presentations here.)
| 2:00 pm – 2:10 pm |
Welcome and Introductions by Co-Moderators:
- Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island, Chair, NCSL Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee
- Senator Karin Brownlee, Kansas, Vice Chair, NCSL Communications Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee
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| 2:10 pm – 2:20 pm |
Jenny Kattlove, Director of Strategic Health Initiatives, The Children's Partnership, Santa Monica, California
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| 2:20 pm – 2:30 pm |
Nicol Turner-Lee, Vice President and Director of the Media and Technology Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Washington, D.C.
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| 2:30 pm – 2:40 pm |
Representative Mark Maddox, Tennessee
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| 2:40 pm – 2:50 pm |
Jane Smith Patterson, Executive Director, e-NC Authority, North Carolina
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| 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm |
Q & A
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This webinar was sponsored by the NCSL Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee and the Annie E. Casey Partnership on Family Economic Success. For more information contact NCSL staff, Jo Anne Bourquard, 303-364-7700, ext. 1355.
Other Selected NCSL Broadband Resources
NCSL Contacts: Bob Boerner and Pam Greenberg, NCSL Denver, 303-364-7700.
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