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NETA Conference

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:36:31 -0400

Start: 10/17/2011 - 23:00

End: 10/19/2011 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The NETA Conference is the meeting for everybody in public television. It's a gathering where all matters local (as in local initiatives, issues and people) take the the national spotlight. There are sessions for every level of the org chart — and you are welcome at all of them.

Grassroots Radio Conference

Stevie Converse — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:01:31 -0400

Start: 08/18/2011 - 16:01

End: 08/21/2011 - 16:01

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

KKFI 90.1 FM and Friends of Community Media in Kansas City, Missouri are proud to announce the 15th annual Grassroots Radio Conference to take place on Aug. 18–21, 2011. The four-day event takes place at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri. For community radio people this is as exciting as it gets.

McCaskill and Genachowski Hold Broadband Forum in Missouri

Stevie Converse — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:04:39 -0400

Full article: Broadband Breakfast
Rahul Gaitonde
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski held a community forum on broadband in Troy, Mo. At the meeting McCaskill espoused the need for high-speed broadband to rural America as an economic necessity: "Without fast speeds to the Internet, our commerce, our job creation in this country is going to continue to fall behind."

McCaskill Promotes Rural Broadband Access at Forum

Stevie Converse — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:39:10 -0400

Full article: Rolla Daily News
As rural communities struggle to create economic development and new jobs in a difficult economic climate, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) hosted FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and approximately 100 Missouri leaders in a discussion about the need to expand broadband access in rural parts of Missouri and how the federal government can help.

McCaskill to Hold Forum on Broadband Access in Rural Areas

Stevie Converse — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:49:39 -0400

Full article: Targeted News Service
On June 25, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) will hold a forum in Troy to discuss the need for broadband internet access in rural Missouri and to review ongoing efforts to expand access. McCaskill will be joined by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.

Intended Consequences: Missouri Subscribers Can’t Find Their PEG Channels

Stevie Converse — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:26:00 -0500

Full article: StoptheCap.com
Phillip Dampier
Looking for your local town government meeting on Charter Cable? Missouri residents may have to send out a search party to find their local public, educational, and government channels, because Charter has moved them way, way up the dial for some of their subscribers.

ARRA Broadband Grant and Loan Application Workshop -- Eureka, CA

Stevie Converse — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:50:00 -0500

Start: 02/02/2010 - 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.

Why'd Nixon Hire Internet Consultant? Because Missouri Needs His Help

Stevie Converse — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:44:11 -0400

Full article: Missourian
Brian Wallstin
Despite opposition from a state senator who is against the federal stimulus package, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has hired a consultant to help the state apply for federal stimulus funds to bring the Internet to rural Missouri.

States Eyeing Broadband Money from Economic Stimulus Package

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:41:02 -0400

Full article: Speed Matters
States and localities across the country are beginning to assess their broadband gaps, hoping to tap into the $7.2 billion in federal funding for high-speed Internet expansion in the economic stimulus bill.

Federal Stimulus Could Expand Missouri Rural Broadband

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:29:57 -0500

Full article: Associated Press
Lee Logan
About one-fifth of Missouri's residents live in areas without access to high-speed Internet. A sliver of the federal economic stimulus package is aimed at bridging that high-speed gap.