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To: kenc who wrote (4382)	3/9/2000 9:55:00 AM
From: Rob Davis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5053

Elastic Networks Leads "Digital Divide" Summit ADVISORY/Under-Served Communities Focus of 'Digital Divide' Summit - Industry Leaders Address Rural Issue Business Wire - March 09, 2000 08:57 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2000-- WHAT: In an effort to provide equal high-speed Internet connectivity to every community across the nation, a panel of industry leaders will meet at the speed-up AMERICA Digital Divide summit in Washington, D.C. Recent studies show that rural Americans, regardless of financial income, are lagging behind in Internet access and computer ownership. The summit brings together private industries, non-profit organizations and government associations to address the following: The Internet and the Economy; High-Speed Internet Access; Under-served Communities; and The Internet and Education. Sponsored by Elastic Networks, Inc., a leader in high-speed Internet access solutions, the summit is part of a speed-up AMERICA initiative to bring all communities online. Elastic's interactive RV, a mobile demo station, will be on hand - replete with EtherLoop next-generation DSL technology - set to travel cross-country to ISP's and telcos, demonstrating state-of-the-art connectivity solutions. WHO: Berge Ayvazian, chief executive and president, Yankee Group Guy Gill, chief executive officer, Elastic Networks Steve Klock, chief executive officer, US Online Scott Reiter, senior telecommunications specialist, National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA) David Bolger, vice president of communications, United States Telecom Association (USTA) Ron Hinds, principal, Grand River (MO) Mutual Telephone Company Gail Lawyer, executive editor, X-Change Ernest T. Boykin, president, Capital Commitment Twenty-five to 40 CEOs and representatives from rural ISPs across the country Government officials and area-university professors who are close to the issue WHEN: Thursday, March 9, 2000, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. 9:30 - 10:00 Breakfast 10:00 - 10:30 Welcoming remarks & keynotes 10:30 - 11:30 Panel Discussion 11:30 - 12:00 Q&A WHERE: Capital Commitment, Inc. 1350 Potomac Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 202-546-9696 (near the Congressional Cemetery and between 13th and 14th Streets) hoovershbn.newsalert.com