3
Join the Party! 4
Agenda at a Glance 8
Stellar Lineup of Outstanding Keynote
Presentations to Set Pace
From Start to Finish 10
Making the Case for Fiber in MDUs 12
Legal Program: Deep Dives 17
Endorsements 18
Sponsors 22
Meet the MDU Chairmen 23
Broadband Summit Chairmen 24
Rural Telecom Congress: Special Program 26
Jim Baller Mission Statement 29
Workshop Program:
Six FREE Workshops for Attendees 30
Light Brigade 33
MDUs as Microcosms of
Larger Communities: Michael Smeltzer 34
Fun Fiber Facts:
Jane Patterson on How
North Carolina Became the
Nation's Most Wired State 36
Fun Fiber Facts:
Richard Holtz on
"The System" for MDUs 41
Fun Fiber Facts:
Larry Johnson on Fiber and
the Neutron Bomb 42
Fun Fiber Facts:
Rollie Cole on Economic Development 44
Fun Fiber Facts:
Craig Settles on How Planners Think 46
Fun Fiber Facts:
Gordon Caverly and
the Copper Debacle 48
Light Brigade
2-Day Certifcation Course 50
Exhibitors 52
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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