Updated: ARRA Broadband Initiatives (March 18)

ARRA Broadband Initiatives (March 18)

National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Rural Utilities Service
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
High Country Conference Center (NAU Campus)
http://www.highcountryconferencecenter.com/
201 West Butler Ave
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Contact: Nancy Conway, Public Information Coordinator
(602) 280-8701 or nancy.conway@az.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.