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New Broadband Coalition to Push for Focus on 'Anchor Institutions'

More than two-dozen separate organizations joined to reinvigorate the public library as a community "watering hole" for broadband access as the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition held a launch event Thursday at Washington's Martin Luther King, Jr Library.

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Date: Jun 11 2009 - 10:30am - 11:30am

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition

June 11, 2009
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
4th Floor Board Room
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G St NW in Washington, D.C.

Representatives from the education, health care, library and public interest communities as well as the private sector will announce the formation of the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition.

and others. Coalition members will discuss the importance of deploying high-capacity broadband networks to schools, health care providers and libraries as a means of providing next-generation broadband access to the community.

The Obama administration is currently deciding how to prioritize more than $7 billion in broadband stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which also requires the FCC to develop and report a National Broadband Plan to Congress by next February. The New America Foundation filed Comments at the FCC this week making the case for federal investment in fiber into every community -- with the top priority being high-capacity fiber connections for every public school, library and hospital nationwide.

All media are invited to attend the briefing in person or by phone.

Toll-free dial-in number (US and Canada): (866) 478-0328

Conference code: 3853858445

Time: June 11, 2009 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Please direct inquiries to Kate Brown at the New America Foundation.

Contacts:
Kate Brown, Media Relations Manager at New America Foundation
(202) 596-3365; brown@newamerica.net

John Windhausen, Coordinator of the Coalition
(202) 256-9616; jwindhausen@telepoly.com