<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">For those who may be interested in attending, here's the latest announcement<div>of the Broadband Communities Summit, coming up in April in Austin.</div><div>Registering for the Rural (RTC) program can save you $700 on registration.</div><div>A number of 1st-Mile subscribers will be attending and some are presenting.</div><div>A great program for those interested in learning about the emerging broadband</div><div>issues, opportunities and challenges, while interacting with key decisionmakers,</div><div>players and community champions.</div><div>RL</div><div><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Broadband Communities <<a href="mailto:nancym@broadbandproperties.com">nancym@broadbandproperties.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">March 3, 2015 9:32:04 AM MST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:lowenberg@designnine.com">lowenberg@designnine.com</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler To Keynote Austin Summit April 14</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:nancym@broadbandproperties.com">nancym@broadbandproperties.com</a><br></span></div><br>
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<div><span style="color: #008000;">THE RURAL TELECOM CONGRESS INVITES YOU</span> to join us at the 2015 Broadband Communities Summit in Austin Texas. Preconference workshops begin on Monday, the 13<span>th</span> and the Summit continues Tues - Thurs (April 14<span>th</span>-16<span>th</span>). This is the 7<span>th</span> year that RTC (founded in 2003) has been partners with <em style="font-size: 12pt;">Broadband Communities Magazine t</em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, ' Helvetica', ' Arial', ' sans-serif';">o improve broadband availability and usage across Rural America.</span></div>
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</div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;" align="left"> </p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #008000;">FOR THE SPECIAL RATE OF $195,</span> you can register for the full conference.....a $700 savings from the full conference cost. R</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">TC invitees should use the code RTC195 to register at our special rate</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This includes all meals, refreshments, evening receptions and admission to all sessions. When registering, choose the "code holders" option and enter "RTC195" when prompted. <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001p_JK8t68b871Y2tfzHwH4nkyF6eecj9dUGMFMppU34a6mcO-5lAfEcMywZsijg8W1Ja813MLG5MA25Hu6pZLgoikhWz6dTPd2_p1qjUKB5vDrjRbf19dXAdS_Wv5xg4Zv-dvE-7hXtOlw3m1BIc23MHVfLljPqAbha925wnLpNs8FXfVsrsr-dY0RaFrdcIEJCKRZqpBxFzkY8J564paxR80xR4RTkxMlW4Oii4MQ3Q=&c=7Q3fh1a-11fYskHUVrATmi4Jp1RGDYuTHfP2fSbAPK9h1PVIu56Mww==&ch=64V1YSFjmyTwtMzz-atEZ7q4CYqetn4Y_iKrfQf2CRHcI5EhoP-PZg==" linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here to register </a>- or go to the registration information page at: </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001p_JK8t68b871Y2tfzHwH4nkyF6eecj9dUGMFMppU34a6mcO-5lAfEW8OTu3D-MhIJmEnH1TyyLXvSckDMMD3h6-ca_VS_rAR2kcrF4adVdZo7TKa7hV5nRzu9TYcBSEYU88MSmSyOb6MaQVwuvEw9It9g7v5KK4c2MmQRpWt4Yb_x3VeCXNehlePyKNefWqSSZXBZHyXt550YL0QaXJDCw==&c=7Q3fh1a-11fYskHUVrATmi4Jp1RGDYuTHfP2fSbAPK9h1PVIu56Mww==&ch=64V1YSFjmyTwtMzz-atEZ7q4CYqetn4Y_iKrfQf2CRHcI5EhoP-PZg==" linktype="1" target="_blank">http://www.bbcmag.com/2015s/pages/15register.php</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span> </span></p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: #008000;">THE RTC PROGRAM OF PANELS, SEMINARS</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" size="3" face="Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> and plenary events will run throughout the three-day conference - plus the one-day pre-conference workshops. More than ever before, the presentations, discussions and face-to-face encounters with the best and brightest technologists, policy advocates, and policy makers from all levels of government will arm you with today's best practices in building capacity and adoption. You'll return to your own constituency, clients, customers or citizen groups with increased ability to advocate for better broadband and the economic impact it brings.</span></div><p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span> </span></p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #008000;">THE CONFERENCE VENUE IS</span> the Renaissance Austin Hotel. A special rate of $185 per night is available to those who register in time, before the allotment of rooms is gone. We hope you consider staying at this hotel. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" size="3" face="Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> It also saves you time and money for transportation and parking - and networking with fellow Summit participants is easier. However, you are not required to stay at the Conference venue hotel </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" face="Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">and </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" size="3" face="Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">may stay wherever you prefer. </span></div><p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span> </span></p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span>For reservations at the conference hotel, follow this Link: </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001p_JK8t68b871Y2tfzHwH4nkyF6eecj9dUGMFMppU34a6mcO-5lAfEehjDG3-X2l_5XZNrDEnc0Bv2NyeG6ihsw8QSbUrqczq8uOTTkLUS4jMWq_tG08MikHbIbSnpOFZ3FrmOw38v0pqm83kEoJVf0NCjtlBLcWnd-yQ0fd8Ek0pSJdpMc0p4Tg7V4U-Me-CSeyT867NorpXKAfofxwF4w==&c=7Q3fh1a-11fYskHUVrATmi4Jp1RGDYuTHfP2fSbAPK9h1PVIu56Mww==&ch=64V1YSFjmyTwtMzz-atEZ7q4CYqetn4Y_iKrfQf2CRHcI5EhoP-PZg==" linktype="1" target="_blank">http://www.bbcmag.com/2015s/pages/15hotelinfo.php </a></div><p style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span> </span></p>
<div style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>REMINDER!!</strong></span> There are rooms in the allotment block with a government discount. <em>For these rooms and all others allotted for the Conference, you must act soon!</em></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span>Regards,</span></div><p style="text-align: left; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span> </span></p>
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