Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm (CDT)

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Rural counties across the nation share the same challenges when it comes to broadband – including large land area, dispersed populations, and limited funds. Franklin County, Virginia, succeeded in meeting those challenges through an innovative best practice example of rural broadband development. As nationwide interest in rural broadband increases as a result of billions of dollars of planned economic stimulus funding, Franklin County’s example is critical and timely.

Join Government Technology Magazine and the Center for Digital Government for an interactive webinar to learn about:
How Franklin County succeeded in meeting the broadband needs of their rural community and reduced county operational costs by applying an innovative approach to this project

The innovative best practices that allowed the county to achieve their goals at only 24 percent of the original estimated project cost