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Baltimore group keeps fighting for fiber connectivity [Links Roundup]

Plus: part of a recent federal grant gets allocated for cybersecurity job training.

Can Baltimore get better broadband access? (Photo by Flickr user Arild Nybø, used under a Creative Commons license)

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Community group lobbying for fiber Internet investment in Baltimore [The Baltimore Sun]: “Baltimore was among dozens of disappointed cities when Google announced it had picked Kansas City, Mo., for a high-speed fiber-optic data network in 2011, but officials vowed to continue fighting for fiber nonetheless.”
Tech Council of Maryland to use $225,000 grant for cyber job training [Baltimore Business Journal]: “The Tech Council of Maryland will use $225,000 in federal money to train job seekers for cyber and technology jobs.”
VIDEO: CyberMaryland Conference to showcase the ‘business of cyber’ [MDBIZ News]: “Maryland, the nation’s epicenter for cybersecurity, will host the fourth annual CyberMaryland Conference, Oct. 29-30, at the Baltimore Convention Center.”

Companies: Maryland Tech Council

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