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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
October 1, 2011 11:10 AM
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USDA Announces Funding to Improve 911 and Emergency ...

USDA Announces Funding to Improve 911 and Emergency ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
USDA is committed to helping rural communities obtain high-quality broadband service that can also be used by emergency responders at the state, local and federal level. Interoperability, or the ability of emergency ...
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October 1, 2011 11:08 AM
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Connect Michigan Report Reveals Expanded Broadband ...

Connect Michigan Report Reveals Expanded Broadband ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
In return, the plan called for ISP Management to provide free broadband service to community anchor institutions. Terry Holmes, senior technologist for Connected Nation, the parent organization of Connect Michigan, has ...
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October 1, 2011 11:06 AM
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LightSquared, FCC face criticism from Republican lawmakers - Washington Post

LightSquared, FCC face criticism from Republican lawmakers - Washington Post | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
New York PostLightSquared, FCC face criticism from Republican lawmakersWashington PostThe National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the communications policy arm of the White House, this month ordered LightSquared to retest...
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September 30, 2011 5:39 PM
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Spotlight on Commerce: Anna M. Gomez, Deputy Assistant ...

Spotlight on Commerce: Anna M. Gomez, Deputy Assistant ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Though much of my time is spent on management, I also work on public policy, especially the challenges of expanding broadband Internet use in underserved communities and improving communications for the nation's first responders.
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September 30, 2011 5:36 PM
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Free Press Appeal Triggers New Round of Net Neutrality Debate ...

Free Press Appeal Triggers New Round of Net Neutrality Debate ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
“When the FCC first proposed the Open Internet rules, they came with the understanding that there is only one Internet, no matter how people choose to reach it,” said Free Press Policy Director Matt Wood in an announcement about the appeal.
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September 30, 2011 5:30 PM
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Supporting Community Development and Helping Vital Institutions in East LA

By supporting White Memorial Medical Center's workforce development and volunteer programs, Bank of America is helping this anchor institution ...youtube.com...
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 5:29 PM
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CMAP

broadband education, awareness, training, access, equipment, and support to community anchor institutions, job-creating facilities, where ...youtube.com...
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September 30, 2011 5:18 PM
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Charlotte, NC awards public safety LTE network contract to Alcatel ...

Charlotte, NC awards public safety LTE network contract to Alcatel ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
A consortium of cities in North Carolina led by Charlotte using a $16.7 million BTOP grant from the NTIA for a public safety 700 MHz LTE network, has awarded the contract for building out the network to Alcatel-Lucent.
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September 30, 2011 11:46 AM
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baller | community broadband networks

baller | community broadband networks | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
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September 30, 2011 11:41 AM
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SHLB Coalition Comments on USF-ICC Transformation Show ...

SHLB Coalition Comments on USF-ICC Transformation Show ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
These comments speak to the needs of community anchor institutions to have "open, affordable, high-capacity broadband to provide all the essential educational and informational services that their communities demand, ...
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September 30, 2011 11:38 AM
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Golden Leaf Rural Broadband Initiative Takes High-speed Internet To Underserved Communities

The dream of providing high-speed Internet to rural North Carolina is quickly becoming a reality. On Aug.
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 11:16 AM
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Community Area Network: Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin

Community institutions in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin pooled their resources to build a high-speed broadband network.
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 11:14 AM
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Daily Chronicle | Kirkland about to get wired with fiber-optic plan

Daily Chronicle | Kirkland about to get wired with fiber-optic plan | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
He said the 711 miles of fiber-optic network being installed throughout the area is meant to be an economic driver for community anchor institutions, such as schools, hospitals and government agencies.
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October 1, 2011 11:09 AM
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Latino Digital Opportunity

Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Latino Digital Opportunity | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
In celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, we are reminded of the progress made, and the struggles ahead for America's fastest-growing community. ...
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October 1, 2011 11:07 AM
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Air Force security issues stall broadband project - Dayton Daily News

Air Force security issues stall broadband project - Dayton Daily News | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Government TechnologyAir Force security issues stall broadband projectDayton Daily NewsThe European Union has objected to LightSquared's plan due to concerns its network would affect partners in the global navigation satellite service community, Shelton...
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
October 1, 2011 11:03 AM
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World Wide Webbed: Faster Internet Service Fuels Growth at West ...

World Wide Webbed: Faster Internet Service Fuels Growth at West ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Community colleges in West Virginia are gearing up for a major upgrade in their statewide broadband network—a move that will provide new opportunities in distance education to institutions in a mountainous state that has ...
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September 30, 2011 5:37 PM
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NATOA | NATOA | News | FCC Commissioner Clyburn Addresses ...

NATOA | NATOA | News | FCC Commissioner Clyburn Addresses ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors. Username (email): Password: Register / Help ... On the Hill At the FCC In the Courts Policy Matters · National Broadband Plan Community Networks ...
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 5:35 PM
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The YouTube Interview with President Obama, 2011

January 27th, 2011...
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September 30, 2011 5:30 PM
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Segment 3-Putting Your Connection to Work

based healthcare and elder care organizations on Community Anchor Institution Funding. ...
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 5:22 PM
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Generation ZeroDivide (ZD) 2011 Convening

will be accomplished through digital media training delivered through 7 community anchor institutions employing best practices in youth education ...youtube.com...
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 5:12 PM
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Owens Outlook » Blog Archive » Owens Community College ...

Owens Outlook » Blog Archive » Owens Community College ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The organization's federal grant was awarded through the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 11:42 AM
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Broadband Media Centers as Anchor Institutions « Community ...

Broadband Media Centers as Anchor Institutions « Community ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
2011 Alliance for Community Media International Conference and Exhibition Tucson, AZ July 27, 2011. Broadband Media Centers as Anchor Institutions. Among the Broadband Networks funded by State grants and Federal ...
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 11:40 AM
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5 Ways to a Path to USF Reform

Lets talk Universal Service Fund.A big issue on the Hill and has the attention of stakeholders up and down the supply chain as broadband ...youtube.com...
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 11:36 AM
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Rural Ecommerce: Webwise Design & Carr Valley Cheese

web to enhance the marketing of their specialty cheeses. ...
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
September 30, 2011 11:15 AM
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MBI Broadband Update Sept 2011 « Town Of Alford Massachusetts

MBI Broadband Update Sept 2011 « Town Of Alford Massachusetts | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The Project Update sounds progressive and promising. The design site survey is complete on 225 community anchor institutions (CAIs) and the evaluation is being completed on 21 points of interconnections (POIs).
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