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In this email Reminder: Debate on Government Role in Broadband Networks Stay connected Read our Blog Visit us on Facebook Follow ITIF on Twitter Join ITIF on LinkedIn Get RSS Updates Listen to our Podcasts Donate to ITIF  Debate: Governments Should Neither Subsidize Nor Operate Broadband Networks to Compete with Commercial Ones Event   NCTA, the industry association of America's cable companies, claims that the Rural Utility Service (RUS) mistakenly funded projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in areas that were already served by one or more broadband providers. RUS maintains the grants are defensible because existing broadband services in the areas were inadequate to support rural economic development. Meanwhile, the state of North Carolina is considering a bill that would restrict the ability of municipalities to use public funding to build broadband networks in markets that are already served by commercial providers; supporters of municipal networks maintain that existing broadband services are often inadequate in rural areas. Join ITIF for an Oxford-style debate on these controversies and, of course, elucidation on terms such as "served" and "unserved."  Date/Time: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 9:00 AM-11:00 AM (add to calendar) Location: Information Technology and Innovation Foundation 1101 K Street, NW (Suite 610A) Washington, DC 20005 (map) Participants: Robert D. Atkinson President and Founder, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation James Baller President, Baller Herbst Law Group Jeff Eisenach Managing Director and Principal, Navigant Economics Christopher Mitchell Director of Telecommunications, Institute for Local Self-Reliance Moderator: Everett Ehrlich President, ESC Company Register for the event. This event will be webcast live.

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