Rural Telecommunications Congress Videos and Presentations Posted
Broadband's Impact, States, Universal Service May 18th, 2015AUSTIN, May 18, 2015 – The Rural Telecommunications Congress posted the entire video and presentations made at the recent Rural Telecommunications Congress held here last month at the Broadband Communities Summit.
The original link to the sessions is at http://www.ruraltelecon.org/2015-rtc-bbc-summit.html
2015 RTC Program Agenda and Session Content
From the first community technology center (1980), the first community network (1986), to the first open gov/data initiative (1989), this presentation explores the history, themes, and future of our work.
Moderator: Jane Patterson – RTC President; President, The View Forward
Speaker: Anne Neville – Director, NTIA State Broadband Initiative, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Digital Nation NTIA-SBI Highlights – session audio
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Event Highlights
“The Smart Grid and Broadband” from BroadbandBreakfast.com
Complete Program
“The Smart Grid and Broadband” from BroadbandBreakfast.com
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