Veneeth Iyengar, Broadband & Connectivity (2022)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2022-11-21
Duration: 00:37:43
Subjects: Digital divide | BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Internet access | Technology
Contributors:
- Iyengar, Veneeth Speaker
Description
This episode of the series “Press Club” features a speech by Veneeth Iyenar before a meeting of the Baton Rouge Press Club on November 21, 2022. Iyengar is the executive director of the Louisiana Office of Broadband and Connectivity. He discusses: the broadband challenges in Louisiana; the federal funding available to the state to address the digital divide; and the work of his office over the past 18 months to make broadband more widely available around the state. He also answers questions from the media.