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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 11, 2011
NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
Neil Grace, 202-418-0506 Email: neil.grace@fcc.gov

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI TO ANNOUNCE PUBLIC-PRIVATE BROADBAND ADOPTION INITIATIVE
TO EXTEND DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING AND PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES

Washington, DC – On October 12, 2011, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will announce a national public-private partnership program designed to increase broadband adoption, elevate digital literacy and assist Americans in searching and training for jobs.

According to the Pew Research Center, one-third of all Americans— 100 million people – have not adopted broadband high-speed Internet at home. The public-private partnership seeks to overcome the top obstacles to broadband adoption, including digital literacy, relevance and cost. The national program is the first major action by Chairman Genachowski’s Broadband Adoption Task force, announced in May to help close the adoption gap.

WHAT:
FCC Chairman Genachowski will announce a major public-private partnership initiative that will extend digital literacy and job training to communities across the country. Representatives from partner companies, non-profits and think thanks will deliver brief remarks.

WHEN:
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
10:00AM-11:00AM Eastern

WHO:
Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission

PARTNERS:
National electronics retailer
Global consumer and business software corporation Leading non-fiction media corporation Digital literacy training company E-training provider for public workforce development Leading job-search and job-training companies Coalition of digital inclusion experts and non-profits

WHERE:
The Pew Charitable Trusts
901 E Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20004

ONLINE: The event will be webcast on www.fcc.gov/live.