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Christopher Mitchell to Join FCC Panel on Gigabit Communities
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On Wednesday, March 26, Christopher Mitchell will be on the last panel at the Federal Communication Commission's Gigabit Workshop. The full agenda is here and starts at 9 AM EDT.
The entire event will be webcast via fcc.gov/live.
Mitchell's panel will begin at 2:20 EDT and discuss the ways communities can leverage local tools to build their own networks or to attract partners.
All of the panels are scheduled to spend a lot of time answering questions - remote viewers can submit questions to [email protected]. Please do!
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