<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><div><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><a href="https://isoc.live/20296" style="color:rgb(0,119,200);box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/benton-telecom-act.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="ISOC LIVE" width="300" height="169" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:auto;max-width:100%;float:right;margin-left:1.5em"></a></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://youtu.be/Mfougb0EDJQ" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">YOUTUBE</a></span> | <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="http://youtube%20%7C%20register%20%7C%20add%20to%20calendar%20%7C%20permalink/" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">RE<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>GISTER</a> </span>| <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://addcal.io/e/dj7e0qcjfb5v" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">ADD TO CALENDAR</a></span> | <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://isoc.live/20296" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">PERMALINK</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>T<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">oday,</span> <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Thursday, March 5, 2026</span>, from <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">12:45pm – 4:45pm EST</span> (17:45-21:45 UTC) the <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://www.benton.org/" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">Benton Institute for Broadband & Society</a></span> will marking the 30th anniversary of the <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_of_1996" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">1996 Telecommunications Act</a></span> with an event ‘<span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://www.benton.org/event/telecom-act-30-universal-service-north-star" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star</a></span>‘ in Washington DC. Policymakers, advocates, academics, and industry leaders will convene to examine how the law, drafted at the dawn of dial-up internet, codified the national commitment to universal connectivity. Participants will explore how the act has shaped today’s broadband landscape and what universal service must mean in the next era of connectivity.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">AGENDA</span> (to be announced)</p><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>-<div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>--------------------------------------<br>Joly MacFie  +1<span title="Call with Google Voice">2185659365</span> </div><div>--------------------------------------</div>-</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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