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In Report to Congress, NTIA Details Broadband Grant Procedures

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2009 – By June 30, the NTIA intends to hire an outside contractor to help administer its broadband grants program, release rules for $4.7 billion in grants, and issue two separate notices of funds availability.

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BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report May 25th 2009

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2009 – Broadband stimulus funds from the Commerce Department will begin flowing in either October or in December, according to either an NTIA report or a White House report. In either case, the agency plans to release rules, and then begin to accept applications, by June 30.

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BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report May 18th 2009

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2009 – Broadband policy is becoming central to a host of debates concurrently occurring: it’s about national infrastructure, the use of wireless frequencies, digital and social inclusion and connectedness, and even the future of journalism. These threads came together in conferen

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Will A National Broadband Strategy Solve the Crisis in Journalism?

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2009 – The United States desperately needs a national broadband strategy, agreed a wide range of telecommunications experts, speaking last week at a conference on “Changing Media” at the Newseum in Washington.

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States Seek to Engage in Broadband Data and Mapping

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2009 – The federal government’s Commerce Department is at least one month off from finalizing the rules that will govern the broadband stimulus funds. But that isn’t stopping an array of states from getting started on a variety of broadband data projects.

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BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report May 11th 2009

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – The broadband stimulus program of the federal government needs a concrete and transparent mechanism for sifting through applications, and for determining which parts of the country are most in need of broadband funding. The message emerged from broadband conferences, and f

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A Growth Industry in Broadband-Focused Conferences

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 – The debate around the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act placed a strong focus on “shovel ready” projects, including the $7.2 billion in stimulus funds for broadband projects.

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Seeking Best Practices for Broadband Stimulus Funding

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – Over the course of about three months, the dialogue about high-speed internet connectivity went from the general to the specific. Now one strand of debate is heading into generalities, even abstractions.

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BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report May 4th 2009

The Rural Utilities Service last week released rules for its Community Connect grant program. While not a part of the recently-passed federal broadband stimulus, a RUS official – speaking at a Dallas conference – explained the program and what it may signal for the broadband stimulus regulations due