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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As a follow-up, the archived version of the session plus links to many of the presentations are now available here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" title="blocked::mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us">
<span style="color:blue">darci.hanning@state.or.us</span></a> <br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FCC ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR RURAL BROADBAND WORKSHOP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Greetings,<br>
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Please excuse any duplicate postings, we're trying to reach a wide-range of folks.<br>
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General information on how to access remotely:<br>
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<b>Attendance </b>- This Workshop is open to the public. All attendees are advised to arrive approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the workshop to allow time to go through our security process.<br>
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<b>Webcast </b>- To view the webcast, go to <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a> on the day of the event. Viewers may submit questions by e-mail to
<a href="mailto:livequestions@fcc.gov">livequestions@fcc.gov</a> and/or via Twitter at #FCCRuralBroadband.<br>
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<b>Website </b>– Updates to the agenda, as well as panelist materials will be available on the workshop’s website at
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/events/rural-broadband-workshop." target="_blank">http://www.fcc.gov/events/rural-broadband-workshop.</a><br>
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And complete details of the agenda are below -- note that all times are Eastern. <br>
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Cheers,<br>
Darci<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">darci.hanning@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">DA 14-320</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">March 7, 2014</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">FCC ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR MARCH 19 RURAL BROADBAND WORKSHOP</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">GN Docket No. 13-5</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">WC Docket No. 10-90</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provides an initial agenda and panelist information for the Rural Broadband workshop
scheduled for March 19, 2014 in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305), 445 12<sup>th</sup> Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., 20554. The Rural Broadband workshop will focus on the importance of broadband in rural America and include presentations designed to
elicit information to help develop “ideas about how to structure experiments that will inform our policy decisions regarding the deployment of next generation networks in rural, high-cost areas.”<a name="_ftnref1"></a><a href="#_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[1]</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">AGENDA</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
<b><u>Welcome and Opening Remarks – Chairman Wheeler</u></b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
<b><u>Panel 1: Broadband Needs, Challenges and Opportunities in Rural America </u>
</b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">This panel will discuss the critical need for high-speed broadband in rural areas for individual consumers, businesses, and community anchor organizations. The panel will focus on the specific
impact that access to broadband has on education, healthcare, and economic development.
</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Introductory Remarks:
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> <b>Commissioner Mignon Clyburn</b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Panelists:</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</i><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Jeff Fastnacht</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, Superintendent, Ellendale School, Ellendale, ND</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Charles Fluharty</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, President and CEO, Rural Policy Research Institute</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Brian Kelley</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, CEO, Ag Technologies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;line-height:12.65pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Thomas F. Klobucar</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Office
of Rural Health, U.S. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;line-height:12.65pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Department of Veterans Affairs</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Linda Lord</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">,<b>
</b>Maine State Librarian</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Don Means</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">,<b> </b>Coordinator<span style="background:white">,<b> </b></span>Gigabit Libraries Network </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
<b><u>Panel 2: Rural Broadband Buildout - Effective Strategies & Lessons Learned</u></b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">This panel will examine issues that incentivize different types of providers to deploy broadband in rural communities, factors that determine the type of technology deployed,
and the current and future capabilities of different technologies.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Introductory Remarks:</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span>
</i><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Commissioner Michael O’Rielly</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Panelists:</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</i><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Will Aycock</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, General Manager, Greenlight Community Broadband, City of </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Wilson, NC</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> <b>Michael Cook</b>, Senior Vice President, North America Division, Hughes Network
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Systems</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> <b>Jimmy Copeland</b>, Director of Special Projects, Troy Cablevision, Inc.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> <b>Cecil Lara</b>, Director Network Planning, AT&T</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Denny Law</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, General Manager/CEO, Golden West Telecommunications</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Ben Moncrief</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, Director, Government Relations, C Spire </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Alex Phillips</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, CEO, Highspeedlink.net</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u>Panel 3: State Strategies to Meet the Rural Broadband Challenge </u> </b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">This panel will examine the important role that states can play in ensuring the availability and adoption of broadband in rural communities.
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Ben Dobbs</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, Deputy Director, Massachusetts Broadband Institute (invited)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">David Salway</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, Director, New York State Broadband Program Office</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Utilities Commission</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Ray Timothy</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">, Ph.D., CEO/Executive Director, Utah Education Network</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many attendees as possible; however, admittance will be limited to seating availability. The Commission will
provide audio and/or video coverage of the meeting over the Internet from the FCC’s Web page at
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://www.fcc.gov/live</span></a>. Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available
upon request. Please include a description of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you if we need more information. Make your request as early as possible. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send
an e-mail to <a href="mailto:fcc504@fcc.gov" target="_blank">fcc504@fcc.gov</a> or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
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</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">- To view the webcast, go to
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live" target="_blank" title="www.fcc.gov/live"><span lang="EN">www.fcc.gov/live</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
on the day of the event. Viewers may submit questions by e-mail to </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:livequestions@fcc.gov" target="_blank" title="livequestions@fcc.gov"><span lang="EN">livequestions@fcc.gov</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
and/or via Twitter at #FCCRuralBroadband. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Updates to the agenda, as well as panelist materials will be available on the workshop’s website at
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><a href="https://webmail.fcc.gov/owa/redir.aspx?C=2e0fdad98ee040b9a95fe477ef09ff9e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fcc.gov%2fevents%2frural-broadband-workshop" target="_blank">http://www.fcc.gov/events/rural-broadband-workshop</a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">For additional information about the workshop, please contact Patrick Halley at 202-418-7550, or via e-</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">mail
at </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><a href="mailto:Patrick.Halley@fcc.gov" target="_blank">Patrick.Halley@fcc.gov</a>.
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