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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This may be of interest to those in communities that are still struggling to bring broadband to their area:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">Digital Northwest: A Broadband Summit
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">for Regional Broadband Leaders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">March 20-21, 2016</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">Bell Harbor International Conference Center</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">Seattle, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">Please join the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Next
Century Cities (NCC) for a Regional Broadband Summit featuring special keynote addresses by national broadband leaders.
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.4pt"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-northwest-broadband-summit-tickets-21494848671">Register Now!</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">Broadband is emerging as a critical driver of economic growth and prosperity across the country.
The “Digital Northwest” broadband summit will bring together state, local and federal officials, industry representatives, community leaders and other key stakeholders to share real-world broadband success stories and lessons learned from across the region.
The summit will also examine the gaps that remain and strategize on what still needs to be done to expand access to and adoption of high-speed Internet services for the benefit of all citizens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">A <b>welcome reception </b>will be held the evening of <b>Sunday, March 20</b>, followed by a <b>day-long
summit </b>on <b>Monday, March 21</b>. The summit will feature high-impact discussions focused on everything from how to bring advanced telecommunications infrastructure to rural communities, to how to ensure that all Americans have the broadband access and
critical skills needed to thrive in today’s digital economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">WHO: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">The
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce), Next Century Cities, broadband leaders and state and local officials.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">WHERE: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">Bell
Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle, Washington, 98121. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">WHEN:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt"> March
20-21, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">HOTEL INFORMATION: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">A
block of rooms (named Next Century Cities/NTIA) has been reserved at the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.4pt"><a href="http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Next%20Century%20Cities/National%20Telecommunications%20Information%20Administration%5eseawf%60nccncca%60169.00%60USD%60false%602%603/20/16%603/22/16%6003/01/16&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes"><span style="color:#0F90BA;text-decoration:none">Marriott
Waterfront</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">in Seattle, Washington from March 20-22. The courtesy block rate provides attendees with a significant discount at $169/night. The Next
Century Cities/NTIA room rate is available until March 1. <b><i>Book your room in the Next Century Cities/NTIA room block by clicking</i></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.4pt">
</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.4pt"><a href="http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Next%20Century%20Cities/National%20Telecommunications%20Information%20Administration%5Eseawf%60nccncca%60169.00%60USD%60false%602%603/20/16%603/22/16%6003/01/16&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes"><span style="color:#0F90BA;text-decoration:none">here</span></a>. </span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.4pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Joelle Tessler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Manager of Stakeholder Relations and Outreach<br>
BroadbandUSA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">National Telecommunications and Information Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">U.S. Department of Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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