Universal Broadband: Learnings from Rural and Native America

Date: 
Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 2:00pm

Please join us for this second 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: Learnings from Rural America and Native Peoples", this call will focus on the needs, opportunities and innovations in rural America and by Native communities.

The call will take place from 2-3 p.m. EST on Thursday, October 9. Participation is open to any funder interested in media policy issues.

We are pleased to welcome Native Americans in Philanthropy as co-sponsor of this call, along with the National Rural Funders Collaborative.  Joy Persall, NAP's Executive Director, will open the call and introduce the topic.

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