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From: Nick Noe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu Dec 5, 2002 3:30:31 PM America/New_York
Subject: Dec 10 Technology in Government Hearing - Broadband
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On Tuesday, December 10 at 10:00 a.m. the Select Committee on Technology in Government and the Subcommittee on Small Business, Retail, and Emerging Industries will hold a joint hearing on broadband policy and its relation to small business and community-based development.� Of particular interest to the committees will be the effect that local broadband policies and municipal practices can have in stimulating a wider and more affordable dissemination of both fiber-optic and high-speed (DSL, cable modem) networks.� Several of the major fiber-optic and broadband carriers in NYC including Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Metromedia Fiber Network, Con Edison Communications, and AT&T will provide public comment.� These companies will be joined by representatives of national and municipal entities who are working on innovative ways that cities can encourage broadband development including representatives from Canada�s national fiber authority, the local non-profit NYCWireless, and several small businesses and community-based organizations.
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Date: December 10, 2002
Location: 250 Broadway, 14th floor Hearing Room (across from City Hall)
Topic: �Municipal Broadband Policy and its Relationship to Small Business and Community-Based Development�
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