WEBCAST TODAY: ‘#Broadband on the Hill: A Legislative Update’ @SHLBCoalition @SenMarkey @RepAnnaEshoo #DigitalEquityAct
On Friday May 29 2020 at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) will host a webinar ‘Broadband on the Hill: A Legislative Update‘. US Broadband legislation is having an unprecedented moment – a reaction to the urgent need to expedite connectivity amid COVID-19. Congress is considering bills to add $2 billion to the Rural Health Care Program, $4 billion to the E-rate program, $9 billion for Lifeline, $80 billion for broadband infrastructure, and $1.2 billion for digital literacy. The panel will explore which bills will have the best chances of enactment, and what can be done to support these initiatives. SPEAKERS; Asad Ramzanali, legislative director, Office of Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif.; Joseph Wender, senior policy advisor, Office of Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass.; John Windhausen Jr., executive director, SHLB Coalition. MODERATOR: Kelcee Griffis, senior telecom reporter, Law360.
LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/hill
PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/3gxEpeF
TWITTER: #broadband + @SHLBCoalition
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