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Rural broadband stories are building toward the Town Hall meeting in
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w:st="on">Jen Howard</st1:PersonName> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 03,
2009
12:39 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> NEW REPORT:
Five Days on
the <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Digital Dirt Road</st1:address></st1:Street></span></font><font
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<p class="body" style=""><b><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
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Immediate Release</span></font></b><font color="black"><span
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face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Contact:<br>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jen Howard</st1:PersonName>, Free
Press, (202) 265-1490 x22 or (703) 517-6273 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h1 style=""><b><font color="black" face="Times New Roman"
size="6"><span style="font-size: 21pt; color: black;">NEW REPORT: Five
Days on the <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Digital Dirt
Road</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h2 style="line-height: 13.5pt;"><b><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: black;">InternetforEveryone.org
chronicles the impact of life without broadband in rural America<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p class="body" style=""><st1:State w:st="on"><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">WASHINGTON</span></font></st1:State><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> -- InternetforEveryone.org
-- the broad-based initiative to connect every American to fast, open
and affordable Internet -- today released <i><span
style="font-style: italic;">Five Days on the Digital Dirt Road</span></i>,
a unique, multimedia report on the digital divide in rural <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="body" style=""><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">"More than 14.3 million rural
homes across the country -- 61 percent -- are not connected to
high-speed Internet," said <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Megan
Tady</span></b> of Free Press, author of the report. "This isn't just a
statistic. It's a daily reality for the millions of people who can't go
online to apply for jobs, attend classes, start home-based businesses,
get news and information, and participate in the global economy." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="body" style=""><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">To get an up-close glimpse at
life on the digital dirt road, Tady traveled across <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:State></st1:place>
-- a state hit hard by the economic downturn -- documenting the
challenges facing rural communities without high-speed Internet access.
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face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-style: italic;">Five Days
on the Digital Dirt Road</span></font></i><font color="black"><span
style="color: black;"> combines in-depth profiles and short,
documentary-style videos into a compelling five-part series: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 13.5pt;"><b><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Day One</span></font></b>:
In <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Robeson</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
a rural area devastated by textile plant closings, members of the local
Lumbee Tribe cannot afford the high-speed Internet connections that
would lead to other economic opportunities. <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 13.5pt;"><b><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Day Two</span></font></b>:
One hour north of <st1:City w:st="on">Durham</st1:City> in rural <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Person</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, farmer Jay Foushee is
stuck using a slow dial-up connection to check market prices and sell
his crops. His teenage daughter Julia has to leave the house each night
in search of a broadband connection to do her homework. <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 13.5pt;"><b><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Day Three</span></font></b>:
Living in the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Smoky</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Mountains</st1:PlaceType> outside of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Asheville</st1:City></st1:place>, writer Brooks Townes gave
up his freelance career because his dial-up connection made him
uncompetitive. And bed-and-breakfast owner Martha Abraham fears that
her slow and unpredictable satellite connection hurts her small
business. <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 13.5pt;"><b><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Day Four</span></font></b>:
In remote Spring Creek, residents are trying to revive their town by
building a community center that offers a computer lab and space for
local businesses, an effort that could prove futile without high-speed
Internet. <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: 13.5pt;"><b><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Day Five</span></font></b>:
In <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Rutherford</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
Sam Adams, a senior IBM researcher, was forced to spend thousands of
dollars to erect his own broadband tower so he could continue
telecommuting. <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class="body" style=""><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">This report will be showcased
at the InternetforEveryone.org town hall meeting on the future of the
Internet in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Durham</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">N.C.</st1:State></st1:place>, on Saturday,
March 7. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="body" style=""><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">"High-speed Internet is a
lifeline to the outside world, and a chance to overcome the limits of
geography, poorly funded schools and a sinking economy," Tady said. "<i><span
style="font-style: italic;">Five Days on the Digital Dirt Road</span></i>
puts a human face on the urgent need to expand broadband across the
nation to ensure the health of our rural communities and our country as
a whole." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="body" style=""><b><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Read and
watch <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Five Days on the Digital
Dirt Road</span></i>: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=CGs7bPxN4X_mhE0yh2vKSw.."
title="blocked::http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=CGs7bPxN4X_mhE0yh2vKSw..">http://www.internetforeveryone.org/americaoffline/nc</a></span></font></b><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="body" style=""><b><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Learn more
about the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:State></st1:place>
town hall meeting: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=kdyR6BVl8fHE9H8j972RXA.."
title="blocked::http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=kdyR6BVl8fHE9H8j972RXA..">http://www.internetforeveryone.org/events/durham</a></span></font></b><font
color="black"><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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