[governance] WEBCAST TODAY: BroadbandUSA: Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband

[Joly MacFie]

Included in today's speakers are Roberto Gallardo & Brian Whitacre whose recent
analysis
<https://pcrd.purdue.edu/files/media/008-A-Look-at-Broadband-Access-Providers-and-Technology.pdf>
of FCC's Form 477 data revealed "digital deserts' -  five million US
residents in 2.2 million housing units had access to no broadband providers
whatsoever.

ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 2pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
resumes its monthly Practical Broadband Conversations series after a summer
break. September's topic is 'Measuring the Econo"


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<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/broadbandusa1909>On Wednesday,
*September
18, 2019* at *2pm EDT* (18:00 UTC) the U.S. *National Telecommunications
and Information Administration <https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov>* (NTIA)
resumes its monthly *Practical Broadband Conversations*
<https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/ntia-resources/webinars-archives> series
after a summer break. September's topic is *'Measuring the Economic Impact
of Broadband'* <https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/webinar_190918> The
digital economy accounted for 6.9 percent of the U.S. gross domestic
product, or $1.35 trillion, according to a recent survey by the Department
of Commerce. Understanding how to measure and communicate the benefits of
broadband is critical to building support for efforts to expand
connectivity and use. Speakers: *Roberto Gallardo*, Assistant Director -
Center for Regional Development, Purdue University; *Brian Whitacre*,
Professor, Oklahoma State University; *Alison Grant*, Research Assistant
and Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Purdue University.
Moderator: *Katherine
Bates*, Manager of State and Local Partnerships, BroadbandUSA. The webinar
will be simulcast on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/>*.

*WEBINAR: https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/webinar_190918
<https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/webinar_190918>*

*LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/broadbandusa1909
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/broadbandusa1909>*

*TWITTER: #BroadbandUSA https://priv.sh/KE4DrMh <https://priv.sh/KE4DrMh>*

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