December 2009
NY State Wins Stimulus Money for Broadband
[2009/12/21]
The State of New York will be receiving $44 million in federal stimulus money to be used for two broadband initiatives .....
NTIA, RUS trickle out first broadband stimulus awards
[2009/12/21]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) trickled out the first broadband stimulus awards, announcing $182-million worth of awards .....
Exploring Which Projects Got Broadband Stimulus Funds
[2009/12/21]
Ed Gubbins at Telephony Online takes a look at last week's broadband stimulus award winners .....
Biden to north Georgia: ‘This is a historic investment in broadband technology’
[2009/12/21]
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden put north Georgia in the national spotlight Thursday with an appearance at a Dawsonville manufacturing facility to announce the first funding awards .....
What the first broadband stimulus awards tell us about how to win
[2009/12/18]
It’s too soon to say how well the first broadband stimulus fund awards will represent the awards that follow .....
Some Broadband Stimulus Awardees Finally Announced
[2009/12/17]
The Obama administration on Thursday was expected to distribute the first chunk of broadband stimulus money at a press conference in Dawsonville, Ga .....
Exploring Which Projects Got Broadband Stimulus Funds
[2009/12/21]
Ed Gubbins at Telephony Online takes a look at last week's broadband stimulus award winners .....
Biden to north Georgia: ‘This is a historic investment in broadband technology’
[2009/12/21]
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden put north Georgia in the national spotlight Thursday with an appearance at a Dawsonville manufacturing facility to announce the first funding awards .....
What the first broadband stimulus awards tell us about how to win
[2009/12/18]
It’s too soon to say how well the first broadband stimulus fund awards will represent the awards that follow .....
Some Broadband Stimulus Awardees Finally Announced
[2009/12/17]
The Obama administration on Thursday was expected to distribute the first chunk of broadband stimulus money at a press conference in Dawsonville, Ga .....
Biden Makes Official Broadband Stimulus Announcement
[2009/12/17]
Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that $2 billion will be made available on a rolling basis over the next 75 days to increase broadband penetration across the country .....
Stimulus to help rural areas get broadband Internet access
[2009/12/17]
A Morrow County power provider has been named one of the first recipients of federal stimulus money to expand broadband Internet access in rural communities .....
Obama Set to Fund Brodband Expansion Initiative
[2009/12/17]
The US government will be awarding $2 billion of federal stimulus money over the next 75 days to begin work to expand broadband to rural areas .....
First Broadband Stimulus Funds Awarded
[2009/12/17]
The first broadband stimulus grants and loans – about $182 million worth – finally have been awarded. Middle-mile and wireless projects, a computer center and one fiber-to-the home project are among the initial awards .....
UPDATE 1-Obama moves to boost U.S. broadband access
[2009/12/17]
The Obama administration released details on Thursday of a $2 billion program in grants and loans to help dramatically expand Americans' broadband Internet access and create tens of thousands of jobs .....
Biden to unveil $2 billion in broadband grants
[2009/12/17]
Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday is scheduled to announce $2 billion in grants that will be used to build broadband networks in underserved communities .....
Biden unveils federal broadband stimulus projects
[2009/12/17]
Vice President Joe Biden is announcing the first $182 million in federal stimulus money for 18 projects to expand high-speed Internet networks in rural areas .....
White House Awards First Broadband Stimulus Grants
[2009/12/17]
New broadband projects, funded by the U.S. government, will open up economic and educational opportunities in rural northern Georgia and other states .....
V.P. Biden to Announce Stimulus Funding for Broadband Internet Projects
[2009/12/17]
Today, Vice President Biden will travel to Georgia to announce more than $2 billion in Recovery Act grants and loans to bring broadband Internet services to communities that currently do not have it .....
In Letter to FCC, Obama Administration Wants Open Standards and Networks for Public Safety
[2009/12/15]
A government letter sent on behalf of the Obama Administration to the agency charged with rolling out a national broadband plan repeatedly refers to the need for open platforms, standards and networks going forward in order to keep the country safe .....
No BTOP Broadband Stimulus Awards Today or Tomorrow, Says Commerce Department
[2009/12/14]
As the half way mark of December approaches, the two government entities charged with distributing $7.2 billion to expand broadband deployment and adoption have yet to announce any grant recipients .....
Cable-CLEC M&A, Net Neutrality on Tap for 2010
[2009/12/14]
The telecom industry faces a number of changes in 2010, and we're trying trying to throw our arms around what it all means with a series of Q&As with industry analysts .....
Insight Research: Broadband stimulus funding not nearly enough
[2009/12/14]
The U.S. government's broadband stimulus program intends to connect the so-called underserved with broadband, but Insight Research reveals that the $7 billion of available funding will do little .....
Stimulus Spending won't Help 49 Percent of U.S. Rural, Urban Households: Report
[2009/12/14]
According to a market research study from The Insight Research Corp, analysis of most recent FCC data shows that about 45 million of the more than 117 million US households have no Internet service .....
Broadband growth in state gains speed
[2009/12/13]
Adtran takes a lead role in 2-year effort; grants total $1.9M .....
Analysis says $7.2B falls woefully short to achieve universal access
[2009/12/13]
Insight Research said the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funding granted and loaned to entities willing to bridge the digital divide is not nearly close to enough to deploy truly universal broadband access .....
Report: Broadband Stimulus Funds Won't Suffice
[2009/12/11]
The $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funding given out by President Obama is not even close to enough to deploy truly universal broadband access .....
Obama Alludes To Broadband Spending Increase, More Oversight
[2009/12/10]
President Barack Obama said his administration is proposing additional funding, outside of the stimulus money Congress allocated in January .....
Broadband mapping may have just gotten easier
[2009/12/10]
While nothing about the broadband stimulus granting and loan process is easy, one of the most aggravating parts of it is accurate mapping of where broadband access is actually available .....
Data-analytics tool could provide clearer view of nation's broadband capabilities, usage
[2009/12/9]
One of the big criticisms of the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus money the government is doling out to areas that have no access to high-speed data services .....
Stimulus funds possible for fiber
[2009/12/9]
With a consultant’s help, Grant County PUD staff is researching whether or not to apply for more than $40 million in federal broadband stimulus funds .....
4G Wireless Evolution - ITEXPO Speaker on HD Voice and Its Impact for the Future
[2009/12/9]
The smartphone wars are escalating, and at least one person believes the Android is a great introduction to the market that’ll give Apple’s iPhone some healthy competition .....
Alaskans look to stimulus funds to spread broadband
[2009/12/8]
Alaskans are looking to the federal stimulus program to get broadband Internet access to remote villages .....
Official: Don’t Ask For Feedback On Grants That Have Not Been Named
[2009/12/8]
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Agriculture Department’s Rural Utilities Service should not have asked for public feedback on how to effectively get broadband stimulus funds .....
Broadband stimulus moves at dial-up speeds
[2009/12/7]
Mark Morgenthaler wants nothing more than to hire 15 people to help expand his wireless Internet service, Surfnet Communications .....
Report Using Census Block Data Finds Broadband Adoption Rate of 72.9 Percent
[2009/12/7]
A new report using an innovative approach to broadband data finds that the percentage of households in the United States that have adopted high-speed internet services is 72.9 percent .....
25% of Grant Applications submitted are Wimax-based
[2009/12/2]
25 percent of applications received by the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Department of Agriculture RUS Fund for last mile broadband stimulus applications are based on WiMax technology .....
Groups Urge Changes to Broadband Stimulus Programs
[2009/12/2]
Two U.S. government agencies distributing $7.2 billion in broadband deployment grants and loans over the next year should make big changes before a second round of funding starts .....
An A-Plus Idea for Getting Kids Connected to Broadband
[2009/12/1]
Getting more Americans connected to broadband -- it's a critical goal that we should all support .....
O'Brien: Broadband stimulus moves at dial-up speeds
[2009/12/1]
Mark Morgenthaler wants nothing more than to hire 15 people to help expand his wireless Internet service .....
FCC plans to turn over private data to aid broadband stimulus
[2009/12/1]
The public has until Monday (Dec. 7) to comment on plans the FCC announced the day before Thanksgiving to release its vast database of private telecom services .....
Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet?
[2009/11]
Could November include the magical moment in which the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Rural Utilities Service announce the winners of the first round broadband stimulus process?.....
Kansas receives Internet grant
[2009/12/1]
Kansas has been awarded a $2 million matching grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration to fund broadband mapping .....
Colorado Invests $2.1 Million To Support Broadband Planning And Mapping
[2009/12/1]
Governor Bill Ritter announced today that the Governor’s Office of Information Technology has secured nearly $2.1 million through the Recovery Act .....
Colo. receiving $2.1 million for broadband mapping
[2009/12/1]
Colorado is receiving about $2.1 million in stimulus money over the next few years for work that could help expand high-speed Internet access in the state .....
Gates Foundation Funds Library Broadband Projects
[2009/12/1]
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed nearly US$3.4 million in grants to improve Internet connections for libraries in five states .....
November 2009
Industry, State, Nonprofit Groups Urge Changes to Broadband Stimulus Programs
[2009/11/30]
A number of groups took the opportunity Monday to weigh in on the government’s efforts to distribute the $7.2 billion allotted by Congress in January .....
NTIA Announces Award for Six More Broadband Mapping Projects
[2009/11/30]
The U.S. government announced Monday that it has awarded millions of dollars to five state entities and one nonprofit organization – Connected Nation .....
Alaska gets millions for Internet mapping
[2009/11/30]
Alaska, with its sprawling geography and sparse population, is stepping back to get a better look at its lines of communication .....
TIA Weighs In On Improvements For Second Round of Broadband Stimulus Funding
[2009/11/30]
The government agencies responsible for handing out over $7 billion in broadband stimulus money are getting plenty of advice on how to improve its second and final round of grants and loans .....
When Will Broadband Stimulus Funds Begin to Flow?
[2009/11/30]
The biggest news in the broadband world this year has been the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) .....
Telecom companies offline with broadband stimulus
[2009/11/30]
Some of the largest telecommunication companies that have a presence in Central Pennsylvania declined to seek federal stimulus money to expand broadband Internet networks .....
NTIA delays broadband stimulus awards again
[2009/11/28]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has again pushed back its timeline for awarding broadband stimulus grants and loans .....
U.S. to speed up broadband plan
[2009/11/27]
Following criticisms about slow progress, two U.S. agencies charged with distributing federal stimulus money for broadband infrastructure projects say they will streamline the process .....
Broadband stimulus grants delayed
[2009/11/27]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said in a filing with the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees this week that it was planning to start awarding broadband stimulus grants this December .....
NTIA, RUS to delay broadband stimulus awards again
[2009/11/24]
If you're a local government agency or service providers waiting to see if you're going to get a broadband grant, your wait is about to get a bit longer .....
US broadband stimulus grants delayed
[2009/11/23]
One of the government agencies in charge of doling out broadband stimulus cash has pushed back the dates for when it will start handing out grants .....
Broadband Stimulus: Hurry Up And Wait – Yet Again
[2009/11/23]
What a difference 14 days makes. Just two weeks ago, xchange – along with its like-minded brethren – reported the feds had pushed out the date for awarding the first round of broadband stimulus funds .....
Local Utility, Wireless Broadband Stimulus Hopefuls Go Head-to-Head in Pennsylvania
[2009/11/23]
The FCC earlier this fall invited incumbent service providers to comment on broadband stimulus applications in their areas of service. As expected, these companies are weighing in; and, not surprisingly, their comments are often raising the ire of the applicants .....
Broadband Stimulus: Hurry Up And Wait – Yet Again
[2009/11/23]
What a difference 14 days makes. Just two weeks ago, xchange – along with its like-minded brethren – reported the feds had pushed out the date for awarding the first round of broadband stimulus funds .....
GAO Recommends Adequate Review Time for Second Round of Broadband Stimulus Funding, Contingency Plans
[2009/11/23]
According to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office, federal agencies are addressing broadband program challenges, but further actions are needed to improve implementation .....
Broadband Stimulus Grants Delayed
[2009/11/20]
One of the government agencies in charge of doling out broadband stimulus cash has pushed back the dates for when it will start handing out grants .....
Broadband stimulus program risks waste and fraud, report says
[2009/11/18]
A $7.2-billion federal program to bring high-speed Internet service to areas without it lacks basic information and adequate safeguards .....
Saving the Broadband Stimulus
[2009/11/17]
Take an inexperienced government bureaucracy, mix it with an overflow of grant money .....
Federal Broadband Stimulus Funds to Come in as Soon as Three Weeks
[2009/11/17]
As the 121st meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners kicked off Tuesday, the usual presentations on energy efficiency, commodities and electrical grid jiggering couldn’t match the drama .....
House Small Business Committee Backs Focus on Broadband Funding For Remote Areas
[2009/11/17]
The cable industry has found allies in the chair and ranking members of the House Small Business Committee .....
Interview: Community Mobile Project as Broadband Stimulus Template
[2009/11/17]
We’ve spoken to dozens of broadband stimulus applicants on this site, and many of them make a great case for their grant requests .....
MMTC Wants Small Business Broadband Stimulus Fund
[2009/11/17]
The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council wants some of the broadband stimulus money in the second round of bidding to be set aside for minorities and small businesses .....
Broadband Stimulus Applicants Hope Their Investments Pay Off
[2009/11/16]
Many have written and opined about what applicants have to gain by participating in the federal broadband stimulus program .....
Corporation for Public Broadcasting President Pushes Need For Quality Journalism, New Business Models
[2009/11/16]
Corporation for Public Broadcasting President Patricia Harrison said Monday that the media need to stop pouring new wine into old bottles, and that public media are in the best position .....
Broadband Stimulus – The Application Story
[2009/11/16]
As I spoke with a variety of hardware vendors at ITEXPO West in Los Angeles last month, I got a good sense of what that side of the communications world expects from .....
Broadband stimulus program: Faster Internet, slower bureaucracy
[2009/11/16]
NewWave Communications of Sikeston, Mo., is not a deep-pocketed technology giant that can afford to throw money around .....
After Headache and Heartburn, a Gentler Broadband Stimulus Program
[2009/11/16]
Many of you involved in the broadband stimulus process, and those sitting on the sidelines, have had moments where it seemed dealing with the rules of the game .....
NTIA, RUS: Just One More Broadband Stimulus Round Left
[2009/11/13]
The federal agencies charged with administering the broadband stimulus program this week made it official: There will be just one more funding round, not two as initially discussed .....
California Governor Includes Siskiyou County Grant Applications into Rural Broadband Stimulus Bid
[2009/11/13]
Western Blue, a Calif.-based desktop to datacenter IT solution integrator, has announced that Governor Schwarzenegger has endorsed Siskiyou County’s $23 million bid for rural broadband funding .....
Small Disadvantaged Business May Get Leg Up in Broadband Stimulus
[2009/11/12]
While the economy is slowly turning itself around, small and disadvantaged businesses face problems gaining capital .....
Problems Remain In Broadband Grant Application Process
[2009/11/11]
Responding to criticism that they aren’t spending quickly enough, officials at the Commerce and Agriculture Departments have streamlined the process .....
U.S. to speed up broadband plan
[2009/11/11]
Two U.S. agencies assigned to distribute federal stimulus money for broadband infrastructure projects will cut the number of funding rounds to two from three .....
Broadband Stimulus Grant Awards Ramping Up as Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%
[2009/11/11]
With unemployment hitting 10.2 percent, the Obama administrating announced plans to push broadband stimulus funding awards of over $7 billion sooner .....
Agencies unveil broadband stimulus changes
[2009/11/11]
Under pressure from Congress and telecommunications providers, the Agriculture and Commerce departments announced today that they are taking several steps .....
New plan to get broadband money out
[2009/11/11]
It's one thing to earmark $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus grants. It's another to get the money flowing .....
U.S. to streamline broadband funding process
[2009/11/11]
Two U.S. agencies responsible for distributing $7.2 billion in broadband deployment grants by the end of 2010 have streamlined the process by cutting one of three rounds .....
Government Streamlines Broadband Grants Process
[2009/11/11]
Want some of that federal broadband stimulus money? Better make it snappy .....
Feds Give Broadband Stim Funds a Speed Boost
[2009/11/11]
Organizations looking to get their hands on federal stimulus money earmarked for boosting broadband Internet expansion in the United States may be able to get their grants sooner .....
Broadband Stimulus Program to be Streamlined
[2009/11/11]
The two agencies in charge of the Obama administration's broadband stimulus program have announced plans to streamline the process and the remaining funding in just one round, instead of two .....
Streamlined Broadband Grant Process Promised
[2009/11/11]
The Obama administration said Tuesday it will streamline the application process for $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus grants in response to criticism from applicants .....
Broadband stimulus cash going quickly—who's making a grab?
[2009/11/10]
Attention all broadband stimulus grant shoppers: the good news is that the Obama administration says it's fast-tracking the schedule .....
NTIA, RUS: Only One More Round of Broadband Stimulus Funding
[2009/11/10]
There will be only one more round of broadband stimulus funding .....
Feds Consolidate Last Two Broadband Stimulus Funding Windows into One
[2009/11/10]
Agencies seeking broadband stimulus money now have only one more opportunity to apply .....
Broadband Stimulus: Just One More Funding Round Slated
[2009/11/10]
The agencies responsible for handing out $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus money will hold just one more funds-distribution round, rather than the originally expected two .....
Government moves to speed broadband stimulus
[2009/11/10]
After a delay and criticism over the application process, the federal government said today it will consolidate its $7.2 billion in stimulus funding for broadband Internet into two rounds instead of three .....
NTIA Awards More Broadband Mapping Funds
[2009/11/6]
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration has awarded another approximately $13.5 million in broadand mapping funds to seven more states .....
USF Reforms Should Include Broadband, NCTA Tells FCC
[2009/11/6]
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association has asked the Federal Communications Commission to redirect up to $2 billion in “wasteful” spending .....
NCTA Chief Urges Feds to Rethink Stimulus Plans
[2009/11/5]
Calling it a "modest first step" on the road to Universal Service Reform, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association has said it knows how the FCC can save the government up to $2 billion .....
NCTA Outlines Ways for FCC to Free Up Funds for Broadband Deployment
[2009/11/5]
The head of the leading cable industry association today took aim at the government's efforts to spur broadband deployment .....
McSlarrow Wants Funding for Digital-Media Literacy
[2009/11/5]
National Cable & Telecommunications Association President Kyle McSlarrow told an online safety conference audience Nov. 5 that digital media literacy should be a focus of broadband stimulus funding .....
Broadband stimulus awards delayed
[2009/11/4]
Winners of federal broadband stimulus awards won't be announced until December, a month later than originally planned .....
Broadband Stimulus: U.S. Government Cuts Off Funding to ACORN
[2009/11/4]
As the clock continues to tick as broadband stimulus hopefuls await the outcome of their fate, it is clear that out of the nearly 2,200 applicants, one group has definitely not made the cut .....
Applicants For Stimulus Funds Should Expect A Long Wait; ACORN Deemed Ineligible
[2009/11/3]
Between the government’s slowness in announcing recipients of its broadband stimulus grants and the process of dolling out the funds once the awards have been made, applicants can expect a long wait .....
Cisco Launches Broadband Game, Puts Everyman in Shoes of Telecom Execs
[2009/11/2]
Cisco Systems has released a new computer game that puts the common man in the shoes of a broadband executive making deployment decisions .....
Idaho Awaiting Broadband Mapping Grant
[2009/11/2]
In addition to funding broadband projects in the states, particularly in rural areas, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus package, includes funds for collection of state-level broadband data .....
States Hustling to Keep Track of Federal Stimulus Money
[2009/11/2]
While applicants eagerly continue to wait for the first-round winners of broadband stimulus funding, state officials are scrambling to devise rules on how to best comply with federal reporting requirements .....
Delay In Naming Bid Winners
[2009/11/2]
Announcement of the winning bidders in the broadband-stimulus grant and loan program will be delayed by a month or so .....