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Media Minutes: February 27, 2009

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From: Stevie Converse Candace Clement
Length: 00:05:01

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Media_minutes-landing_small In North Carolina, nearly 5 million people are without a broadband connection. Hundreds of people will meet in Durham for a town hall meeting on the future of the Internet. Megan Tady of Free Press spoke to people across the state about the importance of Internet access.

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In North Carolina, nearly 5 million people are without a broadband connection. Hundreds of people will meet in Durham for a town hall meeting on the future of the Internet. Megan Tady of Free Press spoke to people across the state about the importance of Internet access.

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Media Minutes 2-27-09
Produced by Candace Clement and Megan Tady

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Candace Clement: Hundreds of people will meet in Durham, North Carolina, on Saturday, March 7, for the second in a series of town hall meetings on the future of the Internet in the United States. The meeting, organized by InternetforEveryone.org, is a chance for everyday citizens to talk about the impacts of the digital divide and how to close it.

Tens of millions of Americans live without high-speed Internet nationwide, and in North Carolina, nearly 5 million people don’t have a broadband connection. Free Press’ Megan Tady spoke to people across the state about the importance of Internet access.

Megan Tady: Brian Beaudot didn’t think he would have a problem telecommuting when he bought a house in the mountains of Madison County in Western North Carolina with his wife and three kids. But Brian, a software en...
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