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For Immediate Release
Contact: Hillary Crowder, 703-351-2086, [email protected]
Arlington, Va., (March 11, 2014) – NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association has introduced a new video series, “Broadband Beat With Shirley Bloomfield.ˮ The series features interviews between NTCA Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield and policy, telecom industry and technology leaders who are working to drive the rural broadband industry forward.
In the first episode, Bloomfield sits down with National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Chief Executive Officer Jo Ann Emerson to discuss ways to add value and promote opportunities to improve the lives of rural Americans. Additional episodes will be added this spring and fall.
For more information about “Broadband Beat With Shirley Bloomfield” visit www.ntca.org/ruraltelecommunity or visit the NTCA YouTube channel.
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NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association is the premier association representing nearly 900 independent, community-based telecommunications companies that are leading innovation in rural and small-town America. NTCA advocates on behalf of its members in the legislative and regulatory arenas, and it provides training and development; publications and industry events; and an array of employee benefit programs. In an era of exploding technology, deregulation and marketplace competition, NTCA’s members are leading the IP evolution for rural consumers, delivering technologies that make rural communities vibrant places in which to live and do business. Because of their efforts, rural America is fertile ground for innovation in economic development and commerce, education, health care, government services, security and smart energy use. Visit us at www.ntca.org.