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Date: Mar 17 2009 - 4:00pm - 9:30pm

ARRA Broadband Initiatives (March 17, 2009)

National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Rural Utilities Service
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The Charleston Heights Arts Center
800 South Brush Street
Las Vegas, NV 89107

Contact: Zeeta Augello, Public Affairs Specialist
(775) 423-7541 or zeeta.augello@nv.usda.gov

Agenda

(MST)
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Reaching Vulnerable Populations, Driving Demand and the Role of Strategic Institutions

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Public Comment on Reaching Vulnerable Populations, Driving Demand and the Role of Strategic Institutions

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Roundtable on Definitions of Broadband, Underserved, Unserved

6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Public Comment on Definitions of Broadband, Underserved, Unserved

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Roundtable on Selection Criteria and Weighing Priorities

9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Public Comment on Selection Criteria and Weighing Priorities

Section 6001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery
Act) requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to
establish the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The Recovery Act further
establishes authority for the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to make grants and loans for the
deployment and construction of broadband systems. NTIA and RUS will hold a series of public
meetings about the new programs beginning on March 16, 2009.