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− | '''Susan Estrada''' is President and CEO at Aldea Communications.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/susan-estrada/1/302/996 LinkedIn]</ref> | + | '''Susan Estrada''' is President and CEO at [[Aldea Communications]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/susan-estrada/1/302/996 LinkedIn]</ref> |
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| == Career History == | | == Career History == |
− | Estrada was the founder and president of the nonprofit [[FirstMile.US]], which pushes for nationwide broadband access, advocating that such measures are the 21st century pathway to better quality of life. Estrada has a deep interest in developing broadband technologies and she works to use those technologies to solve real world problems.<ref>[http://www.firstmile.us/about/bio.php?id=1 firstmile.us]</ref> | + | Estrada was the founder and president of the nonprofit [[FirstMile.US]], which pushes for nationwide broadband access, advocating that such measures are the 21st-century pathway to a better quality of life. Estrada has a deep interest in developing broadband technologies and she works to use those technologies to solve real-world problems.<ref>[http://www.firstmile.us/about/bio.php?id=1 firstmile.us]</ref> |
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| In 1988, Susan founded [[CERFnet]], one of the original regional [[IP]] networks. She commercialized internet for users by taking the initial [[National Science Foundation]] funding of $2.8M, and, through her leadership and collaboration with [[PSInet]] and [[UUnet]] (now [[MCI]]), helped form the interconnection enabling the first commercial Internet traffic via the Commercial Internet Exchange ([[CIX]]).<ref>[http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/estrada.html inmotionmagazine.com]</ref> | | In 1988, Susan founded [[CERFnet]], one of the original regional [[IP]] networks. She commercialized internet for users by taking the initial [[National Science Foundation]] funding of $2.8M, and, through her leadership and collaboration with [[PSInet]] and [[UUnet]] (now [[MCI]]), helped form the interconnection enabling the first commercial Internet traffic via the Commercial Internet Exchange ([[CIX]]).<ref>[http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/estrada.html inmotionmagazine.com]</ref> |
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| == Publications == | | == Publications == |
− | Estrada authored a book titled "Connecting to the Internet: An [[O'Reilly]] Buyer's Guide." It is currently out of print, but was once a best seller at Barnes and Noble. <ref>[http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/309 oreillynet]</ref> | + | Estrada authored a book titled "Connecting to the Internet: An [[O'Reilly]] Buyer's Guide." It is currently out of print but was once a best seller at Barnes and Noble. <ref>[http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/309 oreillynet]</ref> |
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| == References == | | == References == |
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− | [[Category:People|Susan_Estrada]] | + | [[Category:Writers]] |
| [[Category:USA]] | | [[Category:USA]] |
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