Yes, I was pleasantly surprised by the large turn-out (300-350) and what appeared to be the diversity of the audience. Everyone from ranchers with cow shit on their boots to politicos in ties. <br><br>-tj<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Richard Lowenberg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lowenberg@designnine.com">lowenberg@designnine.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div>Today's Broadband and Smart Grid Summit in Moriarty was a great success on many counts.</div><div>It was very well attended, and a point that was iterated repeatedly was that greater cooperation on broadband development, among public and private sector entities would be most benefitial for all.</div>
<div>The USDA RUS and the NTIA BTOP used the occasion to announce one award each in New Mexico.</div><div>Congratulations to Kit Carson Electric Coop, and to the NCNMEDD REDI Net, for their extensive north-central NM interconnected open fiber network initiatives, and successful broadband stimulus awards.</div>
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<h3><a href="http://broadbandbreakfast.com/author/rahul-gaitonde/" title="Posts by Rahul Gaitonde" target="_blank">Rahul Gaitonde</a>, Deputy Editor, BroadbandBreakfast.com</h3><p>WASHINGTON,
August 16, 2010- New Mexico entities received a $10.6 million broadband
stimulus grant from the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, and support for a $63.8 million project from the Rural
Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture.</p><p>The NTIA grant will be given to North Central New Mexico Economic
Development District to deploy a middle-mile project across three
counties and five tribal areas. The project will directly serve 123
community anchor institutions, 19,227 homes and 1,332 businesses.
“Middle mile” projects aim to expand the availability of broadband
interconnections to companies and organizations that offer service to
end-users.</p><p>“High-speed Internet access is increasingly important for
communities to thrive in the 21st century economy,” said NTIA Deputy
Administrator Anna M. Gomez. “This Recovery Act investment will create
jobs, support advances in education and healthcare, and help lay the
groundwork for sustainable economic growth.”</p><p>The RUS project will go to the Kit Carson Electric Cooperateive
Fiber to the home project. It will service 29 communities, 20,500
households, 3,600 business, 183 anchor institutions and two Native
American Pueblos.</p><p>“This project will give rural New Mexico residents access to the
broadband they need to attract new businesses, jobs, health care and
educational opportunities,” said RUS Administrator Jonathan Adelstein.
“It will enable Kit Carson to deploy cutting edge smart grid technology
that will help cut electric bills and permit sustainable energy
development.</p><p>“The Obama Administration understands that bringing broadband to
rural New Mexico will give families, businesses and key anchor
institutions — such as schools, libraries and first responders —
service that is second to none. This project will create immediate jobs
building out the network, and the completed system will provide a
platform for economic growth Northern New Mexico for years to come.”</p></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><br><div> <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;">
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