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<div><font size="3">The following two free webinars are coming up -- if you're working or thinking about working with your local community stakeholders on bringing broadband to your community, you may find these webinars (and other resources) from
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica" size="3"><b><span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">BroadbandUSA Practical Broadband Conversations
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica" size="3"><b><span style="color: rgb(1, 1, 1);">Topic:</span></b><span style="color: rgb(1, 1, 1);"> Leveraging National Data to Jumpstart Your Broadband Plan</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica" size="3"><b><span style="color: rgb(1, 1, 1);">Date:</span></b><span style="color: rgb(1, 1, 1);"> Wednesday, February 15 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Eastern Time</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica" size="3"><b><span style="color: rgb(1, 1, 1);">Register:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica" size="3"><b><span style="color: rgb(1, 1, 1);">Overview: </span></b><span style="color: rgb(1, 1, 1);">The U.S. Census Bureau, NTIA and FCC collect and make data about availability, subscriptions and usage publicly
available. Join us to do a "deep dive" into federal datasets, including the FCC Form 477 filings from broadband providers that show broadband availability, speed and technology, and NTIA's Digital Nation data, which represents the largest comprehensive national
household survey on computer and Internet use. We'll also highlight how the BroadbandUSA Connectivity Initiative will leverage this data as part of its online assessment tool. Hear from the experts and ask your questions. </span><span style="color:#010101"></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Helvetica" size="3"><b><span style="color: black;">Topic:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> Connectivity Initiative (CI) Update</span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Helvetica" size="3"><b><span style="color: black;">Date:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> Thursday, March 9 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Eastern Time </span></font></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: medium; text-indent: -0.25in;">Webinars broadcast on the second Thursday of every month from 2:00-3:00p.m. ET. </span></font></li><li><font face="Helvetica">BroadbandUSA Practical Broadband Conservations are on the third Wednesday of each month from 2:00pm-3:00pm ET. </font></li></ul>
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