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The U.S. Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN) has 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