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Network Foundations Technology (NiFTy) President To Speak Before Senate Committee On Broadband Initiatives
Washington D.C. May 12, 2010 – Network Foundation Technologies President and Co-founder Marcus Morton has been invited to speak and participate at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The hearing, titled “Connecting Main Street to the World: Small Business Perspectives on Internet Access” will include a roundtable discussion between the Senate Committee members and invited guests representing businesses that utilize or depend on broadband Internet service as major component of their business model.
The National Broadband Plan, currently under consideration by the FCC, sets forth a number of recommendations that focus on growing entrepreneurship and economic opportunity, as it relates to broadband access. The focus of this roundtable will be to collect testimony and data to understand what specific needs that small businesses have with regard to broadband access, affordability, and adoption. NiFTy is one of several businesses invited to share its views and recommendations. Committee Chairperson Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is scheduled to make the opening remarks.
NiFTy provides complete end-to-end online broadcasting services, specializing in LIVE long-play sports content, beginning with the patented distributed broadcasting technology at the core, customer branded media players, hosting and distribution, ad insertion, advertising marketing and sales services, On Demand viewing and end-user customer support. NiFTy was the first broadcasting company to provide a complete Free-For-View (no cost to the viewer) model for a professional sports league, with LIVE broadcasting of all games, for all teams, for the entire season. NiFTy customers include the Arena Football League, now broadcasting for the third consecutive year. The AFL Live player is available at www.NiFTyTV.com/AFL.
About Network Foundation Technologies®, LLC
Network Foundation Technologies, LLC ('NiFTy') is a name that is quickly becoming synonymous with the online broadcasting of large, live events to worldwide audiences. NiFTy’s patented technology overcomes the scalability and cost bottlenecks associated with online broadcasting, enabling the company to bring large-scale, advertiser-supported, television-style broadcasting to the Internet for the very first time. Please visit NiFTyTV.com for more information.
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John Grindley
Network Foundation Technologies, LLC
818 Nelson Avenue
Ruston, LA 71272
phone: 888.262.9611
fax: 318.257.5283