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Force10 Gets Rural Nod
Rural carriers eligible for federal stimulus funds to procure infrastructure needed to build “middle mile” networks optimized for fiber-to-the-home and triple-play services SAN JOSE, Calif., September 15, 2009 – Force10 Networks, Inc., the global technology…
Broadband Stimulus Application Profiles Now Available
The promised database of first round broadband stimulus applications is now online and it reveals some interesting tidbits. All 2,200 applications are summarized in the database and can be searched by multiple categories including program…
New York Tops All State Broadband Stimulus Applications With a $775 Million Bid
New York Governor David A. Paterson today announced that the state government, in cooperation with non-government agencies, has applied for approximately $775 million in broadband stimulus funding. Most other states are in the $100+ million…
North Carolina Bucks the Trend, Only Applies for $28 Million in Broadband Stimulus Funds
North Carolina’s Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC) has applied for $28.1 million in Broadband Technology Opportunities stimulus/recovery funding to extend and expand the North Carolina Research and Education Network, a state-wide private fiber education…
Vermont’s in for $130 Million in Stimulus Funding
Coordinated by the state Office of Economic Stimulus and Recovery (OESR), five Vermont organizations have applied for more than $130 million in broadband stimulus/recovery grants and loans, Chief Recovery Officer Tom Evslin announced Sept. 2.…
Stimulus Program Generates 2,200 Applications, Requesting $28 Billion
The NTIA and RUS announced the first round of the broadband stimulus program generated 2,200 applications, requesting $28 billion in funding. All 50 states and territories, as well as the District of Columbia were represented.…
Broadband Stimulus Application Deadline Extended to August 20th
It’s not surprising to hear. Both RUS and NTIA have confirmed what was already widely rumored. The deadline for ‘pending online’ broadband stimulus applications has been extended until 5:00pm ET August 20, 2009. Here it…
Rural Telecom Associations Say BIP Rules Are Flawed
Asserting that the current evaluation criteria illegitimately favors larger over smaller broadband carriers, a coalition of industry associations representing small rural telecom providers has written a letter to the administrator of the Dept. of Agriculture’s…
How Many Broadband Providers Are Enough?
Can Abilene, Lubbock, and Wichita Falls, Texas support multiple WiMAX providers, not to mention competing wireline broadband services? We’re about to find out. When Clearwire announced their expansion into ten new markets, the list included…
Little Love for Government on Broadband Stimulus Plan
Enthusiasm for the federal government’s handling of the broadband stimulus plan so far is a little underwhelming, to say the least. Both the Department of Agriculture’s RUS program and the Department of Commerce’s NTIA are…
Impressions From the First Broadband Stimulus Workshop
I attended the first Broadband Stimulus workshop in suburban Washington D.C. today. This workshop was a first in a series of upcoming broadband stimulus workshops taking place over the coming weeks in multiple locations across…
First Look at the Broadband Stimulus Rules
The long awaited rules and guidelines governing the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus program were revealed on July 1st. Vice President Biden released the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) in western Pennsylvania during the first stop…