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    <title>NATOA Names Georgia Municipal Association 2013 Member of the Year</title>
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    <published>2013-09-24T14:53:15Z</published>
    <updated>2013-09-24T14:54:50Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[ Contact: Steve Traylor, (703) 519-8035&nbsp;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 24, 2013) – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) announced that the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) has been named 2013 Member of the Year at NATOA’s recent Annual...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[ Contact: Steve Traylor, (703) 519-8035&nbsp;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 24, 2013) – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) announced that the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) has been named 2013 Member of the Year at NATOA’s recent Annual...]]>
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    <title>NATOA Celebrates 2013 Government Programming Award Winners</title>
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    <published>2013-09-20T00:49:20Z</published>
    <updated>2013-09-20T00:49:57Z</updated>

    <summary>Contact: Steve Traylor, (703) 519-8035 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 19, 2013) – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) honored the winners of the 28th Annual Government Programming Awards (GPA) tonight at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in...</summary>
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        Contact: Steve Traylor, (703) 519-8035 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (September 19, 2013) – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) honored the winners of the 28th Annual Government Programming Awards (GPA) tonight at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in...
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    <title>NATOA Announces Recipients of 2013 Community Broadband Awards for Outstanding Broadband Endeavors</title>
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    <published>2013-09-06T15:41:48Z</published>
    <updated>2013-09-06T15:58:03Z</updated>

    <summary>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 6, 2013 – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) Board of Directors today announced the recipients of NATOA’s 2013 Community Broadband Awards. These honors are awarded to exceptional leaders and innovative programs that champion community interests and broadband deployment in local communities nationwide. Recipients will receive their awards at NATOA’s 33rd Annual Conference, to be held in Orlando, FL from September 16 - 19 at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. </summary>
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        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 6, 2013 – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) Board of Directors today announced the recipients of NATOA’s 2013 Community Broadband Awards. These honors are awarded to exceptional leaders and innovative programs that champion community interests and broadband deployment in local communities nationwide. Recipients will receive their awards at NATOA’s 33rd Annual Conference, to be held in Orlando, FL from September 16 - 19 at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. 
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    <title>Google&apos;s Milo Medin and NTIA FirstNet&apos;s Ed Reynolds to Keynote Annual Conference</title>
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    <published>2013-08-12T15:49:07Z</published>
    <updated>2013-08-12T15:51:25Z</updated>

    <summary> NTIA FirstNet Board Member Ed Reynolds will address NATOA&apos;s 2013 Annual Conference Attendees during Tuesday&apos;s luncheon. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) was created by The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, serving as an...</summary>
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         NTIA FirstNet Board Member Ed Reynolds will address NATOA&apos;s 2013 Annual Conference Attendees during Tuesday&apos;s luncheon. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) was created by The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, serving as an...
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    <title>NATOA Welcomes Brian Roberts to the Board - Message from the President</title>
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    <published>2013-07-17T14:35:44Z</published>
    <updated>2013-07-17T14:36:42Z</updated>

    <summary>NATOA Colleagues:It is my pleasure, on behalf of the NATOA Board of Directors, to announce that the Board, according to the terms of NATOA’s bylaws, voted last week to appoint longtime NATOA member Brian Roberts to fill the Director vacancy...</summary>
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        NATOA Colleagues:It is my pleasure, on behalf of the NATOA Board of Directors, to announce that the Board, according to the terms of NATOA’s bylaws, voted last week to appoint longtime NATOA member Brian Roberts to fill the Director vacancy...
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    <title>White House Launches ConnectED Initiative to Expand High-Speed Broadband to America’s Schools and Libraries</title>
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    <published>2013-06-06T15:59:37Z</published>
    <updated>2013-06-06T16:13:09Z</updated>

    <summary> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — June 6, 2013 — Today, President Obama announced the new ConnectED initiative that will, within five years, connect 99 percent of America’s students to the digital age through next-generation broadband and high-speed wireless in their...</summary>
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         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — June 6, 2013 — Today, President Obama announced the new ConnectED initiative that will, within five years, connect 99 percent of America’s students to the digital age through next-generation broadband and high-speed wireless in their...
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    <title>NATOA Congratulates Member Projects Recognized as Broadband “Heroes” by Computerworld Honors Program</title>
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    <published>2013-06-04T14:46:07Z</published>
    <updated>2013-06-04T14:50:01Z</updated>

    <summary>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — June 4, 2013 — The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) congratulates four of its members on being selected as 2013 Computerworld Honor Laureates. Broadband projects by the City of Boston, the City and...</summary>
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        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — June 4, 2013 — The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) congratulates four of its members on being selected as 2013 Computerworld Honor Laureates. Broadband projects by the City of Boston, the City and...
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    <title>Listen to the Recording of: Lessons Learned from BTOP: Broadband Adoption Strategies from Around the Country</title>
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    <published>2013-05-22T16:28:31Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-22T16:32:03Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[Did you miss the May 20th webinar on Lessons Learned from BTOP? You can listen to the recording here.&nbsp;The National Association of Counties (NACo), National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), and National League of Cities (NLC), in partnership...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[Did you miss the May 20th webinar on Lessons Learned from BTOP? You can listen to the recording here.&nbsp;The National Association of Counties (NACo), National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), and National League of Cities (NLC), in partnership...]]>
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    <title>NATOA Announces New Chapter</title>
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    <published>2013-05-09T20:52:26Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-09T20:54:12Z</updated>

    <summary>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 9, 2013 - The National Association of Telecommunications Officer and Advisors (NATOA) is pleased to announce the formation of a new NATOA chapter based in Colorado, the Colorado Communications and Utility Alliance (CCUA). This new...</summary>
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        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 9, 2013 - The National Association of Telecommunications Officer and Advisors (NATOA) is pleased to announce the formation of a new NATOA chapter based in Colorado, the Colorado Communications and Utility Alliance (CCUA). This new...
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    <title>Register Today: Lessons Learned from BTOP - May 20th, 2:00 PM EST</title>
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    <id>tag:www.natoa.org,2013://6.739</id>

    <published>2013-05-07T14:51:53Z</published>
    <updated>2013-05-07T15:05:14Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[Lessons Learned from BTOP:&nbsp;Broadband Adoption Strategies from Around the Country&nbsp;Monday, May 20, 2013&nbsp;2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EST&nbsp;Click here to registerThe National Association of Counties (NACo), National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), and National League of Cities (NLC), in...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[Lessons Learned from BTOP:&nbsp;Broadband Adoption Strategies from Around the Country&nbsp;Monday, May 20, 2013&nbsp;2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EST&nbsp;Click here to registerThe National Association of Counties (NACo), National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), and National League of Cities (NLC), in...]]>
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    <title>NATOA Congratulates Mitsuko Herrera on Reappointment to FCC Consumer Advisory Committee</title>
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    <id>tag:www.natoa.org,2013://6.736</id>

    <published>2013-04-02T15:04:34Z</published>
    <updated>2013-04-02T15:08:29Z</updated>

    <summary>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — April 2, 2013 — The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) congratulates Mitsuko Herrera on her reappointment to the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee. Mitsuko is a longtime NATOA Member and is the Cable and...</summary>
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        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — April 2, 2013 — The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) congratulates Mitsuko Herrera on her reappointment to the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee. Mitsuko is a longtime NATOA Member and is the Cable and...
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    <title>NATOA Congratulates Tony Perez on Reappointment to Re-Chartered FCC Diversity Committee</title>
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    <published>2013-03-13T14:13:25Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-13T14:15:27Z</updated>

    <summary>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 13, 2013 — The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) congratulates Tony Perez, NATOA’s President-Elect and Director of the Office of Cable Communications, Department of Information Technology for the City of Seattle, WA...</summary>
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        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 13, 2013 — The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) congratulates Tony Perez, NATOA’s President-Elect and Director of the Office of Cable Communications, Department of Information Technology for the City of Seattle, WA...
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    <title>NATOA Congratulates Citizens of Georgia on Defeat of Georgia House Bill 282</title>
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    <published>2013-03-08T16:13:00Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-08T16:47:39Z</updated>

    <summary>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – (March 8, 2013) – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) congratulates the citizens of Georgia and a broad coalition of local government interest entities on the defeat of Georgia House Bill (HB 282)...</summary>
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        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – (March 8, 2013) – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) congratulates the citizens of Georgia and a broad coalition of local government interest entities on the defeat of Georgia House Bill (HB 282)...
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    <title>NATOA Applauds Comcast&apos;s Internet Essentials Program</title>
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    <published>2013-03-05T17:07:15Z</published>
    <updated>2013-03-05T17:09:55Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 5, 2013 – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers &amp; Advisors (NATOA) applauds Comcast and its broadband adoption program – Internet Essentials – for connecting more than 150,000 low-income families since the program’s launch. In...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 5, 2013 – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers &amp; Advisors (NATOA) applauds Comcast and its broadband adoption program – Internet Essentials – for connecting more than 150,000 low-income families since the program’s launch. In...]]>
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    <title>Invitation to NATOA-Eastern Region Community Media Conference 2013, Power of Partners</title>
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    <id>tag:www.natoa.org,2013://6.719</id>

    <published>2013-01-31T14:39:47Z</published>
    <updated>2013-01-31T14:42:20Z</updated>

    <summary>The Jersey Access Group (JAG) is NATOA’s newest chapter, formally introduced last year during our Annual Conference where many of you had the opportunity to meet and interact with its leadership. Each year JAG organizes a phenomenal conference: Power of...</summary>
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        The Jersey Access Group (JAG) is NATOA’s newest chapter, formally introduced last year during our Annual Conference where many of you had the opportunity to meet and interact with its leadership. Each year JAG organizes a phenomenal conference: Power of...
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