[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 45183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18403]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Community Broadband Workshop

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) will hold a one-day regional workshop, ``Building a Community 
Broadband Roadmap: Lessons in Implementation,'' to share information to 
help communities build their broadband capacity and utilization. The 
workshop will present best practices and lessons learned from network 
infrastructure build-outs and digital inclusion programs from Minnesota 
and surrounding states, including broadband projects funded by NTIA. It 
will also explore effective business and partnership models and will 
include access to regional policymakers, federal funders and industry 
providers.

DATES: The Community Broadband Workshop will be held on September 4, 
2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis 
Northstar Ballroom at 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Hanson, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 4628, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0213; email: [email protected]. Please 
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Community Broadband Workshop--Building a 
Community Broadband Roadmap: Lessons in Implementation--will include an 
NTIA presentation that discusses lessons learned through implementation 
of its broadband grants, and a panel that will explore key elements 
required for successful broadband projects using a mix of regional 
examples. Topics will include marketing/demand aggregation, outreach, 
coordination with government agencies, partnership strategies, 
construction and oversight. Another panel will examine business model 
options, including private networks, public/private partnerships, co-
ops and municipal systems. The workshop will also include a panel 
discussion with federal and private funding entities that support 
investments in broadband infrastructure and adoption. NTIA will provide 
tips to communities on how to research funding options, make a 
compelling case to funders and leverage multiple federal and state 
funding streams.
    The workshop will be open to the public and press. Pre-registration 
is required, and space is limited. Information on how to pre-register 
for the meeting will be available on NTIA's Web site: www.ntia.doc.gov/workshop. NTIA will ask registrants to provide their first and last 
names and email addresses for both registration purposes and to receive 
any updates on the workshop. If capacity for the meeting is reached, 
NTIA will maintain a waiting list and will inform those on the waiting 
list if space becomes available.
    The public meeting is physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as language 
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify the NTIA 
contact listed above at least five (5) business days before the 
meeting.
    Meeting updates and relevant documents will be also available on 
NTIA's Web site at www.ntia.doc.gov/workshop.

    Dated: July 30, 2014.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-18403 Filed 8-1-14; 8:45 am]
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