National Broadband Plan Field Hearing -- Charleston, South Carolina

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Date: Oct 6 2009 - 9:00am - 12:00pm

National Broadband Plan Field Hearing -- Charleston, South Carolina

Federal Communications Commission
Trident Community College
Palmer Campus
66 Columbus Street
Charleston, South Carolina
Tuesday October 6, 2009, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-293720A1.doc

FCC Participants:
• Commissioner Michael J. Copps
• Commissioner Mignon Clyburn

Panel 1: Significance, Benefits and Impact of Broadband Adoption
• Stephanie Blunt, Executive Director, Trident Area Agency on Aging
• Bernie Mazyck, President and CEO, South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations
• Otha Meadows, President and CEO, Trident Urban League
• Julius H. Hollis, Founder and Chairman, Alliance for Digital Equality
• Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, VP and Director, Media and Technology Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Panel 2: Lessons Learned in Broadband Adoption and Deployment

• Ernest Andrade, Founder and Director, Charleston Digital Corridor
• Scott Adams, Aerolina Wireless
• Andi Afsar, Chimera Wireless
• Dr. Stacey F. Jones, BGTIME
• H. Keith Oliver, Home Telephone

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need with as much detail as possible. Also include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Please provide as much advance notice as possible; last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).