GA

Bill Would Set Limits for Public Broadband

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:22:15 -0500

Full article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kristina Torres
Local governments wanting to provide public broadband services to residents would first have to invite private companies to do the work and, if they still decide to move ahead, put the idea to voters for approval. The bill would prohibit public providers from paying for their networks with revenue from taxes or other government services. It would also block them from charging less than the actual cost of broadband service, which could undermine competing private companies.

FCC Forum: Information Needs of Atlanta

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:36:20 -0500

Start: 12/01/2011 - 17:00

End: 12/01/2011 - 21:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael Copps will hold a public forum on Georgia Tech's campus to assess the needs of Georgia's residents in the current media landscape.

Where:
Auditorium at the Georgia Tech Research Institute at 250 14th St, NW, Atlanta, Ga. and online here.

When:
Dec. 1

32nd Annual National Women's Studies Association Conference

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:16:01 -0400

Start: 11/10/2011 - 23:00

End: 11/12/2011 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The National Women’s Studies Association’s annual conference is the nation’s preeminent meeting dedicated to women’s and gender studies issues and research. More than 1,600 educators, researchers, students and community/cultural activists are expected to attend the 2011 conference.

ARRA Broadband Grant and Loan Application Workshop - Atlanta

Stevie Converse — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:09:59 -0500

Start: 02/12/2010 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced its second series of public workshops connected to the application process for the second round of broadband grants and loans under the Recovery Act.

New America Media Expo & Awards

Jordan Berg — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:21:45 -0400

Start: 06/04/2009 - 15:15

End: 06/05/2009 - 15:15

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Join New America Media and the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication for the largest convening of ethnic media in the United States.

Georgia Citizens Take Broadband into Their Own Hands

Stevie Converse — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:14:57 -0400

Full article: Fierce Broadband Wireless
Lynette Luna
A little more than three years ago, a group of citizens in the rural town of Arlington, Ga. -- population 1,800 -- were fed up with the lack of broadband connectivity in their community. So they decided to do something about it.

Tennessee: Stimulating Broadband

Stevie Converse — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:43:02 -0500

Full article: Chattanooga Times Free Press
Dave Flessner
While the rules for the new broadband stimulus packages are still being written, utilities in Tennessee and Georgia say they will use whatever funds become available for the costly laying of fiber optic lines and switching equipment required for faster Internet services.

Creation of State Cable Franchising Authority Hasn't Lived Up to Hype

Stevie Converse — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:49:27 -0500

Full article: Athens Banner-Herald
Don Nelson
When the Georgia General Assembly approved cable franchising legislation in 2007, politicians and lobbyists touted the law as a means to increase cable service competition in the state. However, 18 months after the law was signed, little competition has emerged, and rates for basic cable programming have continued to rise.

Savannah Morning News Asks Georgia Attorney General to Intervene in Dispute over Crime Records

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:50:01 -0500

Full article: Associated Press
The <em>Savannah Morning News</em> is asking the Georgia attorney general's office to intervene in a dispute with Savannah-Chatham County police over public access to crime reports. The newspaper says the police department is violating the state Open Records Act.

Campus Progress Regional Conference

Mary Alice Crim — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:44:31 -0500

Start: 02/06/2009 - 20:44

End: 02/08/2009 - 20:44

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

This event will bring together students and young people, including campus organizers, bloggers and journalists from all over the South, for three days of networking, training, and skills-building. There will be both a journalism track and an activism track at the regional conference.