Broadband Stimulus
Broadband stimulus: Find news, information related to the broadband stimulus package, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Incumbent questions Guam broadband stimulus win -- and new funding application
GTA TeleGuam claims IT&E stimulus award is largely for an overbuild of existing facilities in what it claims is already a very competitive marketplace...
FCC schedules broadband plan release – one day early, one month late
Long-awaited National Broadband Plan will see its official release next Tuesday, March 16...
Navajo Nation bridging broadband divide with LTE
Seeking stimulus funds to bring fiber to 27,000-square mile Navajo reservation in Arizona, tribal utility plans to use 4G for last-mile broadband access...
Stimulus Stories: Telecom veteran Evslin readies Vermont for Round 2 -- and Google
The state is putting its broadband hopes in many baskets -- smart grid fiber, middle- and last-mile projects and a 'one-in-a-gig' chance at Google gold...
Five observations and two predictions about the National Broadband Plan
The ramp up to the plan is continuing, here’s what looks most interesting and noteworthy for service providers...
Round 2 broadband stimulus deadlines extended to end of month
Slight delay prevents Round 1 awards, just now wrapping up, from crashing into round two applications...
How will telcos convert voice-only customers to VOIP?
The push for conversion is a classic devil-in-the-details proposition. Here's how it might work....
FCC provides additional broadband plan details
Of special interest: a plan for an interoperable nationwide broadband wireless public safety network...
RUS makes eleven broadband stimulus grants
Small, rural telcos among the big winners for projects spanning a wide array of technology approaches...
NTIA grants ten broadband stimulus awards
Ten grants totaling $357 million announced, including six broadband infrastructure projects...
Broadband stimulus update: RUS sends out rejection notices, will finish Round 1 awards this month
With only 15% of Round 1 funds doled out, NTIA and RUS step up the pace...
Qwest ‘actively pursuing’ broadband stimulus, CEO says
Change of heart apparently in the offing after not participating in the first round of applications...
Landline-based projects favored in stimulus awards, researchers contend
Round one awards slower than expected; meanwhile, wireline applicants are faring better than wireless projects...
ADC gears up distributors for stimulus awards
Reviewing applications and talking with its channel, ADC stocks up on what it helps stimulus winners will buy...
Carriers could benefit from ‘trickle-down’ government stimulus awards
Government agencies expected to use more cloud-based services, CompTIA study finds...
Internet2, LamdaRail propose ambitious community anchor network
As part of National Broadband Plan proposals, group proposes building high-speed public network...
RUS posts second round stimulus application guidelines
Among the tools for service providers are templates and filing guides to help with the second round of applications...
RUS gets into high gear on awarding stimulus funds
Fourteen new broadband stimulus awards announced, focused on broadband, fiber and middle mile projects...
Four broadband stimulus grants awarded
This week saw four grants in Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina, totally $63 million – including two public fiber optic networks...
What the first broadband stimulus awards tell us about how to win
Want to know how to score stimulus funding? These five takeaways from the first round could give you a leg-up...
