Here's a photo of Deval Patrick preparing to sign the broadband bill. I've sent it as a link rather than an attachment, pictured left to right standing are Mitchell Adams, the Executive Director of MTC; State Rep Steve Kulik, our hilltown (and Goshen's) rep; and State Senator Stanley Rosenberg of Amherst; behind Senator Rosenburg is Congressman John Olver. Governor Patrick is seated, joking with kids who gathered at the table for the signing. http://town-websites.com/docs/GovernorSigning.jpg Someone from Verizon was acknowledged by Senator Rosenberg; the bill's focus is providing incentive for private investment, with bonds backed by the state, to the extent that I understand it. I also noticed a Crocker Communications T-shirt in the crowd. The governor arrived in what looked like the same SUV that was parked out in front of La Veracruzana in Northampton a couple months ago. I believe every parking space along Route 9 in Goshen was occupied for the first official visit by a governor to the town. I was there to promote my firm's service, developing municipal websites for towns. We focus on towns like many of those that do not yet have broadband access, both in Massachusetts as well as elsewhere across the country. Our press release link is below, and an excerpt from our mission statement: /*Town Websites mission is to provide cost effective technology services for small government and nonprofit organizations. We think technology should be an equalizer, not a barrier, for small and rural organizations. */ http://town-websites.com/docs/PressRelease.RuralBroadbandSigning.pdf Charlie Heath Town Websites <http://www.town-websites.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20080804/bc1752d8/attachment.html