<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear friends, </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am glad to share with you the final statement on the occasion of the launch of the US initiative <b>Global Connect</b>.  </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://bestbits.net/global-connect-initiative/">http://bestbits.net/global-connect-initiative/</a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We will have a series of civil society members present during the launch and I do hope they are granted some time to deliver a shorter version on this comments. A printed version will be hand delivered. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">This week, PK has also published a short press-release on the issue:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/public-knowledge-welcomes-state-department-initiative-to-expand-broadband-deployment-to-the-world">https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/public-knowledge-welcomes-state-department-initiative-to-expand-broadband-deployment-to-the-world</a><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Kindest regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Carolina<br></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6667px"><i>Carolina Rossini </i></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6667px"><font color="#666666"><i>Vice President, International Policy</i></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6667px"><b><font color="#666666">Public Knowledge</font></b></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><u><a href="http://www.publicknowledge.org/" target="_blank">http://www.publicknowledge.org/</a></u></span></font><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6667px"><a value="+16176979389" style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">+ 1 6176979389 | </a><font color="#666666">skype: carolrossini | </font><font color="#0000ff">@carolinarossini</font></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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