Commerce and USDA Host Broadband Stimulus Workshop in Albuquerque

On July 23, 2009, the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) met in Albuquerque (NM) and held the ninth of 10 public forums designed to help prospective grantees apply for $4 billion in broadband grants and loans under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Senator Tom Udall provided video remarks. Commerce NTIA Associate Administrator Dr. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera and USDA Rural Development RUS Deputy Administrator Jessica Zufolo participated in the public workshop. Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Anna M. Gomez spoke at a pre-workshop forum on "High Speed, High Stakes: Closing the Digital Divide in Minority Communities."

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