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Media Advisory No. 5196.11 |
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USDA Official to Host Media Call to Announce Investments to Provide Improved Broadband, New Educational, Job and Health Care Opportunities to Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2011– MONDAY, November 14, 2011, USDA Administrator for the Rural Utilities Service Jonathan Adelstein will hold a media call to announce new broadband loan awards to rural communities. Over $478 million in projects will be funded to improve or provide broadband services to thousands of rural Americans.
The 17 states receiving support from USDA include: Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Monday, November 14, 2011
3 p.m. (EST)
WHAT: Administrator for Rural Utilities Service Jonathan Adelstein to hold media call to announce new broadband awards through USDA Rural Development’s Broadband Loan Program.
DIAL IN: Audio Bridge Number: 800-857-5233
PASSCODE: USDA (Given Verbally)
Trouble number – 202-720-8560
All callers using the above pass code will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.
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