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SHLB Advocacy

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Six Senators' Letter to NTIA

Posted Mon, 2009-11-23 14:40

Six Democratic Senators sent the attached letter to NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling requesting a greater focus on community anchor institutions in the next round of BTOP funding (October 26, 2009).

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NTIA Strickling BTOPAnchorInstitutions 10 26 09.pdf

SHLB Coalition Statement for Senate Appropriations Committee - August 24, 2009

Posted Wed, 2009-10-14 16:29

Here is the SHLB Coalition Statement to the Senate Appropriations Committee Oversight Hearing on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on August 24, 2009.

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SHLB Coalition Senate Appropriations Statement 8-24-09

FCC Reply Comments on A National Broadband Plan for Our Future

Posted Fri, 2009-07-24 15:20

The attached comments were submitted to the FCC in in the proceeding concerning the development of A National Broadband Plan for our Future.

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FCC Reply Comments (Word Doc)

July 14 Letter to Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce

Posted Fri, 2009-07-24 15:18

The attached letter was sent to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Strickling to congratulate his agency on the release of the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and to express concern about the difficulty that community anchor institutions will face in obtaining Infrastructure Grants under the Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program (BTOP).

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Full Text of July 14 Letter (Word Doc)