MPWG Conference Call - Universal Broadband: Prospects for '09

Please join us for this first of two briefing calls exploring the opportunities for broadband policies in the U.S. that can ensure universality, affordability, equity and truly high-speed Internet usage.

Entitled "Universal Broadband: Prospects for Equity and Economic Development in '09", this first call will provide a framework for this expansive topic and include an emphasis on state-level initiatives. The second call, one month later, will focus on the opportunities in rural America and on Native lands.

The call will take place from 2-3 p.m. EST on Wednesday, September 10. Participation in this call is open to any funder interested in media policy issues.

Please RSVP to Program Coordinator Jeff Perlstein, jperlstein@gfem.org, to receive the call-in number.

Our presenters will be Jim Kohlenberger, former White House technology policy adviser, Executive Director of the VON Coalition, Senior Fellow at the Benton Foundation; and Julie Schwartz, the Broadband, Media Reform and Economic Policy Specialist at Progressive States Network.

We are pleased to welcome the National Rural Funders Collaborative as co-sponsor of this timely series. James Richardson, NRFC's Executive Director, will open the call and introduce the topic.