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TMCNet: National Black Caucus of State Legislators To Host Joint Broadband Summit in Ft. Lauderdale

[December 04, 2009]

National Black Caucus of State Legislators To Host Joint Broadband Summit in Ft. Lauderdale

--(Business Wire)-- National Black Caucus of State Legislators:   What: The National Black Caucus of State Legislators will be holding a Joint Broadband Summit in conjunction with its 33rd Annual Legislative Conference. Topics to be covered range from "The Future of Broadband" to "The Imperatives of Broadband Adoption and Usage for Minority Communities."   Additionally, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and The Hispanic Institute will be releasing a study at the Summit entitled "The Minority Broadband Report." The study calls the broadband status quo "unacceptable" for communities of color and includes a set of policy recommendations for spreading high-speed Internet service to every American.


  Who:   -- Rep. Calvin Smyre, President, National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL)   -- Rep. Joseph Miro, President, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL)   -- Rep. John McCoy, President, National Caucus of Native American State Legislators (NCNASL)   -- Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, President, National Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators (NAPACSL)   -- Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Director Joint Center for Media &Technology Institute   -- Gus West, Chairman of the Board, The Hispanic Institute   -- Robert Townsend, Film Maker/Actor Comedian/CEO The V-Studio   -- Alberto Ibarguen, President/CEO Knight Foundation   When: Saturday, December 5, 2009 10:00 am - 12:30 pm   Where: Marriott Harbor Hotel 3030 Holiday Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

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