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U.S. UCAN Selects 14 Affiliate Program Participants To Support Community 
Anchor Institutions Nationwide

La Jolla, Calif.—Feb. 6, 2012—The U.S. Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. 
UCAN) today announced the selection of 14 affiliate program participants to 
facilitate advanced and innovative broadband applications to help community 
anchor institutions. These initial affiliates will work with U.S. UCAN to 
expand the program throughout 2012. The announcement was made at The Quilt 
and StateNets Joint Winter 2012 Meeting.

“I am excited to begin collaborating with our initial set of affiliates to 
define the programs and services we will build together to deliver advanced 
broadband networks and use them effectively,” said Mark Johnson, interim 
executive director, U.S. UCAN.

The U.S. UCAN national program office and the pilot affiliates will work 
together to define and provide appropriate support, guidance, direction and 
services that can be offered to community anchor institutions. The pilot 
affiliates will be the primary contact point for community anchor 
institutions.

The 14 affiliates selected are:

•       CENIC
•       FLR
•       Indiana GigaPOP
•       IRON
•       MAGPI
•       MCNC
•       MDREN
•       Montana
•       MOREnet
•       New York
•       OARnet
•       PNWGP
•       UEN
•       WiscNet

About U.S. UCAN

Established by Internet2 in 2011, The United States Unified Community Anchor 
Network (U.S. UCAN) is a national project dedicated to ensuring community 
anchor institutions, including public libraries, schools, community colleges, 
research parks, public safety and health care institutions have access to 
advanced broadband capabilities. Utilizing the Internet2 Network and in 
collaboration with regional research and education networks across the 
country, U.S. UCAN will enable these anchor institutions to serve their 
communities with telemedicine, distance learning and other life-changing 
advanced network applications. For more information about U.S. UCAN, visit 
www.usucan.org.

Media contact: Todd Sedmak, Internet2, 202-331-5373 or 
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