<div dir="ltr">This is the difference between the DC and NY ISOC Chapters - they do events in the morning! This one promises to be particularly lively as the ITIF is known for its contrarian thinking, as is moderator Dave Burstein. It's also exciting to see both Robert Atkinsons, often confused for each other, sitting at the same table. Unmissable! But if you do, it will surely be archived. <br>
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joly posted: "On Friday April 26 2013 the Internet Society's Washington DC Chapter (ISOC-DC) for its April Happy Hour will join with the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) to present a breakfast discussion: Bandwidth for the Buck: The State of Broa" </span>
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<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><img border="0" alt="ISOC-DC" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/logo_isoc-dc_thumbnail_162x162.jpg" style="max-width:100%;min-height:auto;margin-bottom:12px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc">On Friday April 26 2013 the <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.isoc-dc.org/" target="_blank">Internet Society's Washington DC Chapter</a> (ISOC-DC) for its April Happy Hour will join with the <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.itif.org/" target="_blank">Information Technology and Innovation Foundation</a> (ITIF) to present a breakfast discussion: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.isoc-dc.org/2013/04/bandwidth-for-the-buck-the-state-of-broadband-access-competition-in-the-us/" target="_blank">Bandwidth for the Buck: The State of Broadband Access & Competition in the US</a>. A panel of distinguished experts, moderated by ISOC-NY board member Dave Burstein, will address such questions as:</p>
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<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">What is the state of broadband competition in the US?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Do American consumers really pay more for slower speeds?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">What is the best way to get to universal access?</li>
<li style="line-height:1.6;margin-left:1em;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">What objectives should national broadband policy try to achieve?</li>
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<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em">The event will be webcast live via the Internet Society livestream channel. No live captions.</p>
<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>What</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.isoc-dc.org/2013/04/bandwidth-for-the-buck-the-state-of-broadband-access-competition-in-the-us/" target="_blank">Bandwidth for the Buck: The State of Broadband Access & Competition in the US</a><br>
<strong>Where</strong>: ITIF, Washington DC<br>
<strong>When</strong>: Friday April 26 2013 9am-11am EDT | 1300-1500 UTC<br>
<strong>Webcast</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/dc-broadband" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/dc-broadband</a><br>
<strong>Facebook</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/151596038350336/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/151596038350336/</a><br>
<strong>Twitter</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23broadband" target="_blank">#broadband</a> | <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=isocdc" target="_blank">@isocdc</a> | <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=itifdc" target="_blank">@itifdc</a><br>
<strong>Speakers</strong>:<br>
Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D. - President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation<br>
Jeffrey A. Eisenach,Ph.D. - Managing Director, Navigant Economics, Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute<br>
Jodie Griffin - Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge<br>
Robert C. Atkinson - Director of Policy Research, CITI<br>
<strong>Moderator: </strong>Dave Burstein, Editor, DSL Prime</p></div>
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