President Obama plans to announce tomorrow a new program aimed at putting truly high-speed broadband into schools with 99 percent of U.S. students in the next five years. The "ConnectED" initiative could be a significant boost for many rural areas.
Today at 5:30 p.m. ET, two top administration officials will hold a press conference call to preview the president’s remarks. Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council, and Cecilia Muñoz, director of the Domestic Policy Council, will speak for the record but their remarks will be embargoed until 6 a.m. ET tomorrow.
Journalists should dial 1-800-230-1093 and ask for the “White House Call.” No passcode is necessary. For a White House "fact sheet" on ConnectED, click here.
Today at 5:30 p.m. ET, two top administration officials will hold a press conference call to preview the president’s remarks. Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council, and Cecilia Muñoz, director of the Domestic Policy Council, will speak for the record but their remarks will be embargoed until 6 a.m. ET tomorrow.
Journalists should dial 1-800-230-1093 and ask for the “White House Call.” No passcode is necessary. For a White House "fact sheet" on ConnectED, click here.
1 comment:
OK, maybe I'm the one who is out of touch but re this: "Upgraded Connectivity: The ConnectED initiative will, within five years, connect 99
percent of America’s students, through next-generation broadband (at speeds no less than
100Mbps and with a target of 1Gbps) to, and high-speed wireless within, their schools
and libraries..."
calling this NEXT GEN and mostly 100mbps speeds with a target of 1 gig? as fast as tech moves, won't this effort already be behind before it even starts?
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