PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
445 12th Street, S.W., TW-A325
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Released: February 1, 2008
FCC AND USDA TO CONDUCT REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
ON RURAL BROADBAND DURING 2008  
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) will conduct four educational workshops focused on rural broadband during 
2008.  The workshops will provide communities and organizations in rural America seeking to 
bring the benefits of broadband to their communities with an opportunity to learn about the 
resources, programs, and policies of the FCC and USDA.
The topics to be covered at the workshops include: the different technology platforms used 
to provide broadband services, USDA funding for broadband deployment, the FCC’s Rural Health 
Care Pilot program, and wireless spectrum access.  The workshops will also provide communities 
and organizations an opportunity to share their experiences about broadband deployment in rural 
and hard-to-reach areas.
One rural broadband educational workshop will be held in each of the four regions of the 
country – Northeast/Mid-Atlantic, South/Midwest, Central, and West – according to the following 
schedule:  
April 30, 2008: Blacksburg, Virginia
June 19, 2008: Saginaw, Michigan
September 18, 2008: Austin, Texas
November 20, 2008: Phoenix, Arizona
The information provided will be similar at each workshop.  The workshops will be held 
free of charge; however, attendees will be responsible for providing their own transportation, 
lodging, and meals.  
If you are interested in attending a particular workshop, please register no later than 
February 25, 2008.  Below is the information required to register:
o Community/Organization Name
o Address
o Phone Number
2
o Email Address
o Contact Person
o Workshop Location You Wish to Attend
o Number of Expected Attendees
o Description of Accommodations Required for People with Disabilities
(Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities will be made available 
upon request.)
There are several ways for you to register for a workshop:  
o Online.  Go to the FCC’s website at 
http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/ruralbroadband/workshop and fill in the online 
registration form.
o By Email. Send the information outlined above in an email to 
ruralworkshop@fcc.gov.
o By Telephone.  Call (877) 480-3201 and press Option 1.  
For TTY, dial (717) 338-2824.
o By U.S. Mail.  Send a letter with the information outlined above to: 
Federal Communications Commission
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
ATTN: Chelsea Fallon
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554  
A community or organization can register for only one workshop.  The contact person listed 
in the registration will receive additional information at a later day regarding the workshop selected, 
including the exact time and venue, as well as a detailed agenda.
For additional information about the workshops, please visit the FCC’s website at 
http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/ruralbroadband/; send an email to ruralworkshop@fcc.gov; or 
contact Chelsea Fallon at Chelsea.Fallon@fcc.gov or (202) 418-7991, or Cecilia Sulhoff at 
Cecilia.Sulhoff@fcc.gov or (202) 418-0587.  Further information on rural programs is available at a 
local USDA Rural Development office and on the USDA’s web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov.
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