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Obama to Talk Broadband Access, Cybersecurity Next Week

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Fresh from unveiling plans to spur homeownership and make community college free, President Barack Obama will next highlight proposals to boost broadband access, improve cybersecurity and tackle identity theft.

Obama will discuss an initiative to improve consumer and student privacy on Monday, and visit the federal cybersecurity center on Tuesday. He plans to travel to Iowa on Wednesday to lay out new plans to boost access to high-speed Internet service, according to a White House official, who declined to be identified.