USTelecom Launches Social Media Newsroom
Release Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Multi-Media Resource Showcases Broadband Innovation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – USTelecom today unveiled a rich new feature of its multi-media website that showcases how broadband is revolutionizing every aspect of our lives, including how we share information and engage in public policy debates.  From a broadband news program to timely videocasts and blog entries, the USTelecom Social Media Newsroom offers a useful variety of information to the media and all stakeholders in the nation’s broadband future.

“As you’ll quickly see, it’s hardly the ‘contact us’ page of yesterday,” said Tom Amontree, USTelecom Senior Vice President of Strategic Communications & Industry Affairs, in demonstrating the newsroom earlier today. “The Social Media Newsroom is a welcome mat for everyone who wants to learn more about broadband and the perspectives of our organization.  As the broadband association, we are committed to being an innovation leader and using broadband to advance our case for policies that bring broadband’s benefits to consumers across the country.”

Among the innovative and helpful features of the Social Media Newsroom:

• Broadband Now, the association’s bi-monthly news program, featuring three-minute explorations of new broadband advancements—from telecommuting to health care.
• Vidcasts featuring timely interviews with the association’s policy and technical staff on breaking news from regulatory filings to Congressional hearings;
• A USTelecom blog covering key policy priorities, reports and other important broadband-related developments;
• Searchable archives of news releases and industry events with related RSS feeds to help keep stakeholders current;
• Search and tag clouds that display the site’s most popular topics and current searches; and
• Links to USTelecom Facebook and MySpace pages and related blogs, like NextGenWeb. 

The Social Media Newsroom can be accessed from the USTelecom home page at www.ustelecom.org/Newsroom.