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July 27, 2011 Dave Grimaldi, (202) 418-2100
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STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MIGNON L. CLYBURN ON THE 
FORMATION OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY NEXT GENERATION 
INNOVATION PROJECT
“Our academic research institutions and their surrounding communities have been critical 
resources for our nation.  They have educated and prepared many generations to lead this 
country, and the world, in both the private and public sectors.  Our university communities also 
have been crucial in offering us world-class research and ideas that have contributed to longer 
and more productive lives and have spurred innovation and economic growth throughout the 
globe.  Given their significant role in the promotion of the Internet as we know it today, it is only 
appropriate that they would be at the forefront in developing the next generation of Internet 
applications using an ultra high-speed network.  
“As this Commission continues to tackle today’s challenges of ensuring that every 
American has access to broadband they need today, I am pleased that the University Community 
Next Generation Innovation Project will be working on the broadband America will need in the 
future.  With the leadership of Blair Levin and Elise Kohn, both of whom I greatly respect for 
their dedication and creative thinking on broadband issues, I know this Project announced today 
will do great things for our nation.”
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