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Can't Make It To Mountain Connect? Periscope It
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Spring is the season for Mountain Connect. This year, it’s all about Building Sustainable Communities through Smart Networks; the event starts today and runs through May 24th in Keystone, Colorado.
Christopher will be participating in a panel on Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. The title of the discussion is “Broadband Policy Lost In The Woods,” and speaking with Christopher will be Blair Levin from the Brookings Institute. Phil Weiser from Silicon Flatirons will moderate.
Can make it? You can still follow the action at the conference via @MountainConnect and @CommunityNets. There will be Periscope broadcasts of some of the panel discussions throughout the conference.
Some of the other topics will include:
- Navigating Rights of Way and Pole Attachment Agreements
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Wireless Considerations
- Smart Utilities
- Evolution and Impact of Over the Top Content
- Digital Government Services
- How can we Partner with our Incumbent Providers
- Navigating Financing Options
View the full agenda online.
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