<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">There's a LOT of money coming to somebody! Let's hope it goes to the right places, including community networks.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default"> </div><div class="gmail_default">Reminder, SHLB Webinars are only public for 30 days, then they go behind their memberwall.</div><div class="gmail_default"></div><br><u></u>
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ISOC Live posted: "On Friday May 29 2020 at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) will host a webinar 'Broadband on the Hill: A Legislative Update'. US Broadband legislation is having an unprecedented moment - a reaction to the u" </span>
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