CTCNet greetings & post (fwd)

[Lorraine Pozzi]

A number of SCNers met Peter Miller when he was in Seattle for the
HUD Community Learning Centers project.  And, of course, many people
involved in SCN are interested in telecommunications development/
legislation.  For the rest of you, ...  it's the delete key!

Lorraine
  

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Date: 01 May 1998 14:53:55
From: loka2 at amherst.edu
To: Recipients of conference <fastnet at igc.apc.org>
Subject: CTCNet greetings & post (fwd)


From: Peter Miller <peterm at igc.apc.org>

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CTCNet Seeks Telecommunications Policy Researchers

The Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet) is a support project
and membership organization for more than 270 community- based
organizations developing technology education and access programs for
those ordinarily without access to these resources.  Through our Loka
Colleagues, we would like to establish relationships with researchers who
have an interest in telecommunications policy that bears upon efforts to
provide some sustainable source of support for community technology. 

Under the Telecommunications Act if 1996, there are special funds, 
discounts, and programs for schools, libraries, and health centers to 
develop their technology resources.  There are, however, no such 
provisions for 501(c)3's in general to establish these programs and 
support them in an ongoing fashion.  As of now, there are some small 
pots of public funds to help start up some of these programs, but for the 
most part, all funding and support is through special grants, public and 
private, and a range of entrepeneurial sources.  For most community 
agencies, efforts to secure financial support are nearly as extensive as 
efforts to develop the programs.  Some states and localities are 
beginning to legislate and establish regulatory guidelines that would 
provide such support, and CTCNet would like to be informed of these 
opportunities and help our affiliates make the most of them.

If you are a researcher interested in telecommunications policy and 
community technology sustainability, CTCNet would very much like 
to know of your work.  We are currently working on a number of 
scenarios for a submission to the OMB Watch Nonprofits and 
Technology grant program involving community groups in public 
policy through telecommunications (due June 1), so there is even some 
possibility of developing funding for research support in this arena.

If you would like to learn more about CTCNet, check out our web page 
at http://www.ctcnet.org.  For more on the OMB Watch grants 
program, visit http://ombwatch.org/www/ombw/npt/rfp.html.
If you're interested in working with CTCNet in this arena, contact
me at peterm at ctcnet.org.

Thanks,

Peter

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Peter Miller, Network Director                             
Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet)             
Education Development Center             617/969-7100 x2736
55 Chapel St.                            Fax: 617/ 332-4318
Newton, MA 02158                          peterm at ctcnet.org
                                      http://www.ctcnet.org
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