Introduction to Broadband and CYC

Introductory Module for Connect Your Community

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What’s Possible with Internet Access

Save Time & Money

Online Classes

Online Banking

Online Shopping & Coupons

Health Information

Long Distance Phone Calls

Share and Keep Digital Photos

School Information

What is Broadband?

• A fast Internet connection

Where Do I Get Broadband?

Testimonials

• [insert local testimonials of “how I use the Internet”, particularly “how it saves me time, money, helped me find a job, etc”]

What is Connect Your Community?

• [Insert LOCAL ORGANIZATION name]’s Connect Your Community (CYC) program provides: – Computer & Internet training, – low-cost equipment, – support, – and affordable Internet for low-income

individuals and their households.

CYC empowers [insert CITY name]’s citizens to use broadband to:

• Advance careers • Expand educational horizons• Connect with colleagues, family, and

friends• Access better health care and government

services

Next Steps

• Talk to a CYC Corps Member about ….

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• Curriculum content created by Connect Your Community, a project of OneCommunity, funded by the federal Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.

• This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0