NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: August 3, 2011 Neil Grace, 202-418-0506 Email: neil.grace@fcc.gov FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI TRAVELS TO INDIANA THURSDAY; WILL UNVEIL INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS TO CREATE THOUSANDS OF NEW BROADBAND-ENABLED JOBS ACROSS AMERICA Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, August 4, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will join business leaders in Jeffersonville, Indiana to announce the launch of jobs4america, a new coalition of forward-looking businesses committed to creating thousands of new jobs in America. More and more contact centers are using new broadband technology like VoIP, video conferencing and social networking to improve the customer experience, and a growing number of Americans do call center work from home. Thanks in part to the Commission’s efforts to bring the benefits of high-speed internet to every community in the country, businesses are harnessing broadband technologies to transform the way they operate, improving customer service while creating good jobs across the country. Broadband allows regions and communities to compete globally, attracting new firms, investments and jobs with next- generation communications infrastructure. WHAT: Chairman Genachowski will announce jobs4america’s launch at the site of a new contact center under construction by ACCENT Marketing Services, a customer engagement company and founding member of the jobs4america coalition based in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Chairman Genachowski will meet company executives and workers and tour the construction site before delivering remarks. WHO: Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission Mark Boehmer, Vice Chairman, ATA National Board of Directors Jim Kohlenberger, Executive Director, jobs4america Tim Searcy, CEO, ACCENT Marketing Services Local employees, recently hired in Jeffersonville, IN WHERE: ACCENT Marketing Services 4550 Town Center Boulevard Jeffersonville, IN 47130 (corner of I-65 and Veterans Parkway) WHEN: Thursday, August 4, 2011 Site Tour: 12:00 pm EDT Announcement: 12:30 pm EDT MEDIA: For more information, or to schedule interviews, contact Neil Grace at neil.grace@fcc.gov or (202) 413-4959. Media requests for jobs4america can be sent to Nick Lanyi at nicklanyi@jobs4america.net or (202) 334-1126. Media requests for ACCENT Marketing Services can be sent to Kelly Hilton at khilton@accentonline.com or (812) 206-6215. -FCC-