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National Broadband Stimulus Webcast Attracts Thousands, as White House Official, Experts Discuss Strategy
WASHINGTON, DC, Jun 09, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
A June 4th National Broadband Stimulus Town Hall Meeting Webcast
produced by the National League of Cities TV, (www.NLCTV.org), in
cooperation with TV Worldwide and BroadbandCensus.com, attracted an
on-line audience of thousands of city officials and industry
professionals as experts engaged in interactive discussions on how
broadband stimulus money will be deployed.
Sponsored by K&L Gates and Broadband Associates, the event led off
with a provocative presentation from Jim Kohlenberger, Chief of Staff
of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, who set
the tone for an informative agenda featuring incisive commentary from
experts on a variety of broadband stimulus topics. Governmental
entities and industry are preparing for the upcoming Notice of Funds
Availability (NoFA) from U.S. Department of Commerce's National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS). The next
webcast in the series on July 9 will be a workshop that will help
participants understand and apply the NoFA guidance to their grant
proposals.
"The President understands the vital role that technology and
communications infrastructure play in this long-term future and our
short-term economic recovery, which is why he made it a key component
of his economic stimulus program," stated Kohlenberger.
"We really are on this precipice of exciting new technology-driven
transformations and harnessing the full power and potential of
broadband that really can improve the lives of all Americans in
immeasurable ways," Kohlenberger continued. "Since World War II,
half of economic growth has come from innovation. And in the late
90s, when we similarly pushed an Internet strategy and tech agenda,
we saw two-thirds of economic growth come from Information Technology
investment. And when we do create jobs in the IT world, they're jobs
that pay on average 85% more than other private sector jobs."
Kohlenberger asked participants to create new partnerships and ideas
for broadband applications and commented, "We have a great deal of
work ahead of us and I'm glad you're participating in this Town Hall
today to help get these ideas going."
"We're pleased to see such huge on-line participation for this event,
as we have with our other stimulus webcasts on NLC TV," commented
Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TV Worldwide, which produces NLC TV
in cooperation with the National League of Cities. "This
broadband-focused webcast was accessed by senior level city officials
nationally and on the commercial side, 20% of the participants were C
level executives. Many were still signing up as the webcast ended, in
anticipation of the archive, which is now available. Now that this is
viral, for the July 9 event we project doubling or tripling the
traffic, especially after the guidance comes out."
Webcast co-host Marty Stern, of K&L Gates, remarked, "In listening to
our panelists, I was struck by the diversity of projects in terms of
size, focus, and geographic reach. We heard about projects that will
bring broadband to the Navajo people in New Mexico using innovative
wireless solutions, satellite broadband that will serve some of the
most rural areas in the country, and a service platform that will be
bring an array of healthcare, video, and informational service to the
elderly and disabled using the power of broadband. The challenge for
all these projects, which we'll cover in our next session, is how to
tee them up in grant proposals that maximize the chance for success."
Drew Clark, Executive Director of Broadband Census.com, said, "The
federal government's broadband stimulus program represents a unique
confluence of technology, politics and telecommunications. Broadband
is clearly the infrastructure of the future for our economy and our
society. The choices that the NTIA, the RUS and the Federal
Communications Commission make over the coming months could impact
the way we communicate for generations."
The June 4th NLC TV Broadband Stimulus Town Meeting Webcast is now
available for viewing at
http://www.nlctv.org/events/broadbandstimulus_thm/090604/.
Viewers
should have the Windows Media 10 or above player installed to
properly view the webcast.
The webcast agenda is as follows:
Hosts:
Drew Clark, Executive Director, BroadbandCensus.com
Marty Stern, Partner, K&L Gates
Introductory Remarks
Jim Kohlenberger, Chief of Staff, White House Office of Science
and Technology Policy
The Broadband Stimulus and Tribal Initiatives
Deswood Tome, Executive Director
Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Scoring Grants -- This addresses the latest thinking on how projects
will be evaluated. What we know and what we've learned from other
grant programs that can be applied to the Broadband Stimulus:
-- Lisa Scalpone, Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs,
WildBlue
-- Rich Wonders, VP Strategic Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent
-- Scott Wallsten, Vice President, Research, Technology Policy Institute
-- Joanne Hovis, Columbia Telecommunications Corporation
Show me the Money -- What sources of private financing are available
to help capitalize broadband stimulus projects
-- John Badal, CEO, Sacred Wind Communications
-- James Owen, Director, Bank Street Group
-- Tim Nulty, Chairman, ECFiberNet, the East Central Vermont Community
Fiber-Optic Network
Public Private Partnerships -- What are they expected to look like
and how important will they be to a successful grant application
(invited
panelists):
-- Jim Baller, Baller Law Group
-- John Goodman, President and CEO, A-Vu Media
-- Jonathan Banks, Senior Vice President, Law and Policy, US Telecom
-- Dan Gillison, National Director, State and Local, and Public Safety
Sales, Sprint Nextel Corporation
About TV Worldwide
Founded in 1999, TV Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) developed the
first Internet TV network of community-based Internet TV channels,
primarily targeting niche professional communities ranging from the
Maritime industry to the Digital Media sector. Known by many in the
industry as "Internet TV for Smart People", Fortune 500 companies, 18
federal government agencies, and numerous International associations
including the National Association of Broadcasters, utilize TV
Worldwide's live and archived state-of-the art video streaming
content applications and Internet TV channels. In recognition of the
company's unique achievements in new media, TV Worldwide was selected
by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) to
webcast the Daytime Emmy Awards and the Emmy awards for Technology
and Engineering 2007 through 2009. CEO Dave Gardy has been honored by
Streaming Media Magazine in 2008 as one of the 25 Most Influential
People in Streaming Media. Mr. Gardy also currently serves as the
President of the International Webcasting Association (IWA)
(www.webcasters.org).
About National League of Cities TV
NLCTV, (www.NLCTV.org), the National League of Cities' internet-based
TV channel with programming for and about cities and towns, provides
live and taped web cast coverage of NLC conferences and other events
important to cities including video content on successful programs,
lessons learned, and best practices.
About BroadbandCensus.com
BroadbandCensus.com is a premium provider of news, information and
events about broadband technology and internet policy.
BroadbandCensus.com is at the forefront of understanding and
explaining the implementation of the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus
package on the federal, state and local level. Since January 2008,
BroadbandCensus.com has been building a public, transparent and
freely accessible database about local broadband speeds, prices,
availability, reliability and competition.
About K&L Gates LLP
K&L Gates LLP comprises 1,800 lawyers who practice in 33 offices
located on three continents: Anchorage, Austin, Beijing, Berlin,
Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Fort Worth, Frankfurt,
Harrisburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York,
Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh,
Research Triangle Park, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai,
Singapore, Spokane/Coeur d'Alene, Taipei and Washington. K&L Gates
represents capital markets participants and leading global
corporations, growth and middle-market companies, and entrepreneurs
in every major industry group as well as public sector entities,
educational institutions and philanthropic organizations. Our
practice is robustly a full market practice -- at once regional,
national and international in scope -- and it is cutting edge,
complex, and dynamic.
About Broadband Associates
Broadband Associates was founded specifically to assist clients in
creating "smart communities." "Smart communities" are those that have
elevated their ability to grow creatively, socially, and
economically, through the effective deployment and development of
networks; social networks, transportation networks, communication
networks.
At Broadband Associates, we are communications network experts.
We supply and manage secure, reliable, and future-proof fiber-optic
communications solutions for select government entities and
educational institutions. We were founded by a team of highly
experienced education professionals and telecom experts from AT&T
Broadband. Our mission is to be the provider of choice, for a full
range of custom tailored, private fiber-optic network services to
government and education. Our goal is to help our clients focus on
running their organization, instead of on running their network.
Unlike large common carriers, we're focused totally on our clients.
We are organized to deliver maximum efficiency and value, and we
continuously negotiate to bring additional partners and resources into
the network. We also have a Service Provider ID Number (SPIN), so our
solutions can be eligible for E-Rate support funding from the federal
government.
Contact Info:
Kevin Shively
TV Worldwide
Email Contact
www.tvworldwide.com
(203) 502-8166
Pat Cleveland
TV Worldwide
Email Contact
www.tvworldwide.com
(703) 961-9250 Ext. 235
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