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Media Advisory No. PENDING
Contact:
USDA Office of Communications
(202) 720-4623
Tomorrow: Secretaries Vilsack, Locke, Chief Economist to the Vice
President Bernstein to Hold Press Conference Call to Announce Recovery Act
Investments to Improve Broadband Internet Access
WASHINGTON, August 17, 2010 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack,
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, and Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist to
the Vice President, will hold a press conference call tomorrow to announce
Recovery Act investments that will expand high-speed Internet access in
communities across the country.
Under President Obama's Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Departments
of Commerce and Agriculture are responsible for administering nearly $7
billion in grants and loans to improve high-speed Internet access. With new
or increased broadband access, communities will be able to compete on a
level playing field to attract new businesses; schools can create distance
learning opportunities; medical professionals can provide cost-efficient
remote diagnoses and care, and business owners can expand the market for
their products beyond their neighborhoods to better compete in the global
economy. The investments will create jobs in the short term and help
establish a new foundation for long-term economic growth.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
12 p.m. EDT/ 11 a.m. CDT
WHO:
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke
Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist to the Vice President
WHAT:
Media teleconference to announce funding of broadband service through the
USDA and Department of Commerce Recovery Act Broadband Programs.
HOW:
Audio Bridge Number: 800-857-5233
Passcode: OCAR (Given Verbally)
Trouble number - 202-720-8560
All callers using the above pass code will be placed in listen-only mode.
To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to
press *1 on their touch tone phone.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Charles Wu (CTI)
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 8:52 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: [WISPA] More BTOP/BIP
Word on the street is that there are a few more award announcements coming
out tomorrow.
-Charles
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