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FYI,<br>
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Suzanne L. Sager<br>
ALA Oregon Chapter Councilor<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">District Dispatch has
posted a
new item, '<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4072">ALA files
comments to NTIA and RUS on broadband stimulus programs</a>'<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="text-align: right;" align="right">Contact:<br>
Jenni Terry<br>
ALA Washington Office Press Officer<br>
(202) 628-8410, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jterry@alawash.org" target="_blank">jterry@alawash.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For Immediate Release<br>
November 30, 2009<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center">ALA files comments to
NTIA and RUS on
broadband stimulus programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) today
filed <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ALA-RFI-11-30.pdf">comments</a>
to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) and
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) regarding the implementation of the
Broadband
Initiatives Program (BIP) and Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program (BTOP)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The ALA’s comments called for increasing funding for the Public
Computer
Center Program, streamlining and simplifying the application and review
process, and prioritizing funding for community anchor institutions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>“Libraries are uniquely positioned to deliver on the promise and
objectives
of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program and the Broadband
Initiatives
Program,” said Carrie McGuire, director for the program on networks for
the ALA
Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>“We strongly encourage the NTIA and RUS to make changes to the
program prior
to Round 2 to ensure that libraries can take maximum advantage of this
opportunity.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The ALA’s comments assert that libraries are key partners in the
programs’
goal of extending the opportunities available online to people across
the
United States. Libraries play the vital role of providing access to
employment
information, continuing education, government resources, small business
opportunities and more; broadband connections are one of the critical
elements
that allow libraries to provide these essential resources to the public.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Jacob Roberts<br>
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