15
October 2012
Past Event
The Future of Rural Telecommunications

The Future of Rural Telecommunications

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
October 15, 2012
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15
October 2012
Past Event

1015 15th Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

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Speakers:
Kenneth Weinstein,

Hudson Institute President and CEO

Hanns Kuttner,

Hudson Visiting Fellow

Elizabeth Crocker,

Executive Director, Foundation for Rural Service

Harold Furchtgott-Roth,

Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of Center for Economics of the Internet

Greg Laudeman,

Past President of Rural Telecom Congress and Former Executive Director, Tech Connect Initiative at the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute

Larry Thompson,

CEO, Vantage Point Solutions

What is being done to ensure the survival of rural economies in America? What preparations are being made to bridge the technology gap between urban and rural economies? Is there a danger rural economies will decline if they lack access to the latest technology?

The telecomm technology that brings this message to you did not exist a half century ago. The interaction of telecommunications and information technologies has generated striking innovations, sparking profound changes throughout the economy.

Hudson Institute and the Foundation for Rural Service hosted an economic summit exploring what advances in telecommunications mean for the future of the rural economy.

Submit questions via Twitter: @HudsonInstitute
#TelecomEconSummit

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