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January 26, 2010: Congressman Wittman to Host Broadband Roundtable

Washington, D.C., January 26, 2010

Warsaw, VA - On February 2, 2010, Congressman Rob Wittman will host a broadband roundtable with regional, state, and national stake holders to continue broadband expansion to the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. Wittman has been a leader on rural broadband expansion in the First Congressional District, having previously served on Governor Tim Kaine's Broadband Advisory Council. The Roundtable, which is open to the public, will serve as a forum for the stakeholders to provide an update on their expansion efforts and to confer on what future steps need to take place.

Date: February 2, 2010

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location: Rappahannock Community College, Room 108, 52 Campus Drive, Warsaw, VA 22572

INVITED ATTENDEES

Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01)

Ellen Matthews Davis, State Director, USDA-Rural Development, Richmond Office

Karen Jackson, Deputy Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia

Northern Neck Planning Commission

Middle Peninsula Planning Commission

Neck Tech

NOTE: Other Invitees to be Announced

TENTATIVE AGENDA

I. Welcome and Objectives for the Broadband Roundtable - Congressman Wittman

II. Update from localities to Federal & State officials - Planning District Commission Staff

III. Remarks from Virginia USDA Rural Development - Ellen Matthews Davis, State Director, USDA RD, Richmond Office

IV. Discussion Forum

V. Questions & Comments

Congressman Rob Wittman represents the First District of Virginia. He was elected to his first full term in November 2008 and serves on the Natural Resources Committee and the Armed Services Committee where he is the Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.