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InternetNews January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Proposal Floats $6b for Broadband Massive economic recovery bill would fund network expansion, health IT energy overhaul.
InternetNews March 4, 2010	GOP Lawmakers Blast Broadband Stimulus Efforts House Republicans vent frustration at stimulus efforts that they fear will direct government subsidies to compete with private-sector firms, warn against interconnection requirements.
InternetNews January 12, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Will Congress Give Billions to Broadband? Advocates on the Hill hope for a boost to the nation's digital infrastructure by grabbing a share of the nearly $800 billion stimulus package on the table.
InternetNews March 10, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Broadband Stimulus Grants Taking Shape Agencies overseeing $7.2 billion in federal grants for expanding high-speed data networks vow to disperse funds quickly.
InternetNews March 9, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	All Eyes on D.C. as Broadband Stimulus Funds Near With $7.2 billion at stake, broadband advocates look to the government agencies for judicious, data-driven grant-review process.
InternetNews July 6, 2010	Feds Greenlight $1B for Broadband Projects Departments of Commerce and Agriculture ramp up dispersal of stimulus funds for broadband projects, announcing $1 billion in public investments and private matching funds.
InternetNews January 22, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Broadband Stimulus Nears House Vote A bill allocating billions to improve Net access may see action as early as next week, after having received approval from a House committee.
InternetNews April 2, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Panel Calls for Fast Broadband Fund Payout Subcommittee chairman calls for agencies to consider speed, competition and price when evaluating grant applications.
InternetNews February 13, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Stimulus Endgame Nears as House OKs Billions for Broadband Tax credits are out while Net neutrality provisions remain intact, with bill on a fast track to the president's desk.
InternetNews May 15, 2009 Sean Michael Kerner	Networking Firms Maneuver for Stimulus Windfall $7 billion is headed toward broadband for underserved markets. By helping customers help themselves to those funds, will even more money be made by networking vendors?
InternetNews January 21, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Battle Lines Drawn in Broadband Stimulus Debate With $825 billion recovery bill on the table, debate turns to the details.
InternetNews January 6, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Economic Stimulus Bill May Drive U.S. Broadband As the new Congress convenes, an economic stimulus package will be the first order of business. What role will broadband play?
InternetNews August 20, 2009	Big ISPs on Sidelines for Broadband Grants Conditions attached to funding helping keep large ISPs away from first wave of broadband stimulus money.
InternetNews January 28, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Expected to OK Billions for Broadband A House vote on the stimulus package is likely to fall along party lines, while Senate debate is seen as more conciliatory.
InternetNews August 28, 2009	Broadband Stimulus Requests Top $28B, Outweigh Funds More than 2,200 parties have submitted applications seeking nearly $28 billion in government stimulus funding for broadband projects - far outstripping the money available.
InternetNews March 24, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Feds Mull Oversight for Broadband Stimulus With broadband grant program on the fast-track, experts stress clear guidelines and rigorous accountability to guard against waste and abuse.
InternetNews August 5, 2010	Feds Award $1.2B in Broadband Stimulus Funds Latest allocations of stimulus money for broadband come from the Agriculture Department, which is funding projects aimed at bringing access to rural and poor areas.
InternetNews June 8, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Civil Rights Groups Call for Broadband Parity A new coalition is taking aim at broadband stimulus funds for minority Americans.
InternetNews June 19, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Feds Cast a Wide Net for Broadband Projects Official overseeing the broadband grant program stresses inter-agency coordination, speed in the application process.
InternetNews December 17, 2009	Feds Award First Broadband Stimulus Funding Vice president presides over inaugural broadband stimulus awards.
InternetNews January 27, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Broadband Stimulus Still Falls Short of Goals Group that advised Obama team on broadband's role in job creation sees shortcomings in latest bills, hopes for rewrites.
PHONE+ July 1, 2009 Kelly M. Teal	Broadband Stimulus Funding Questions Answered On July 1, the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced funds available for the broadband industry. Here are some of the most common questions regarding the funds.
InternetNews November 5, 2009	NCTA Chief Urges Feds to Rethink Stimulus Plans Kyle McSlarrow, President of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, argues broadband stimulus program neglects demand side.
PC Magazine March 19, 2009 Chloe Albanesius	Tech Gets a Cash Boot-Up The economic stimulus act dedicates billions to technology development.
PHONE+ February 19, 2010 Kelly M. Teal	Broadband Stimulus: Pitfalls and Successes The $7.2 billion broadband stimulus is supposed to create jobs and turn the United States into one of the most-connected nations. But is it achieving those aims?
InternetNews April 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Regulatory Tug-of-War for Broadband Stimulus With more than 1,400 comments for how the broadband stimulus grants should be awarded, agencies have their hands full in setting rules for application period.
InternetNews April 7, 2009 Alex Goldman	F2C: How to Get Broadband Stimulus Cash The government is handing out billions of dollars, but obtaining a piece of it won't be easy.
InternetNews March 19, 2009 Alex Goldman	Will the Stimulus Cash Flow to ISPs? With the government planning to spend billions on Internet infrastructure, decision makers face a conundrum.
BusinessWeek January 7, 2009 Arik Hesseldahl	Obama's Broadband Plan Tax breaks for companies that increase Internet speed or create new networks are likely to go to existing large players.
InternetNews March 25, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Broadband Stimulus Cash: Who Makes the Cut? Special interests make last-minute pleas as final day of public meetings on stimulus grants draws to a close.
InternetNews April 8, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	FCC Takes First Step Toward Broadband Strategy FCC formally begins work to draw a roadmap for universal, affordable access to high-speed Internet as directed under the economic stimulus package.
InternetNews October 27, 2009	Broadband Stimulus Grants Delayed Heads of agencies overseeing broadband programs flooded with applications, questions from Senate panel.
InternetNews July 1, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Broadband Stimulus Opens With Rural Emphasis Rural Utilities Service offers up almost its whole budget in first application window; Net neutrality groups shout victory.
Popular Mechanics March 2, 2009 Glenn Derene	Does America Need Universal Broadband? Much of the impetus behind broadband expansion has come from alarming reports that the U.S. is "falling behind" other industrialized nations in broadband adoption.
InternetNews December 3, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Foes Unite: Google, Telcos Join Broadband Push A broad coalition of often-adversarial companies and industry groups band together to call for action from the new administration and Congress.
Information Today July 20, 2009	New `Secure Your Funding' Initiative to Help Libraries Userful Corp. announced the "Secure Your Funding" initiative to help libraries, community colleges, and other public sector organizations apply for and receive Broadband Technology Opportunity Program stimulus money.
T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	A Stimulus to Broadband Use A little-known element of the economic recovery bill can help address our urgent need to expand broadband service.
CIO May 7, 2009 Joan Indiana Rigdon	Obama Stimulus Bill Effects Will Take Time Outside of healthcare, broadband, and utilities industries, the impact of federal spending on IT is unlikely to have an immediate impact.
InternetNews June 11, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Microsoft Joining Broadband Initiative Microsoft is teaming with advocacy groups to promote broadband connectivity in schools, libraries and healthcare facilities.
InternetNews January 7, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Broadband Stimulus Could Drive Job Growth Washington think tank lays out economic case for investment in broadband, health IT and smart grid as engine for job creation.
PHONE+ January 19, 2010 Kelly M. Teal	Broadband Stimulus: NTIA, RUS Go for Round 2 The rules for the second, and final, round of broadband stimulus awards came out last week, but the agencies overseeing the program aren't giving recipients much time to apply.
InternetNews July 1, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Genachowski Era Opens at the FCC New FCC chairman addresses troops on the eve of broadband stimulus, strategy announcements.
InternetNews February 11, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	IT, Net Neutrality Groups Praise Stimulus Plan Broadband provisions likely to remain intact as House and Senate reconcile versions of closely watched, multibillion-dollar bill.
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	How Should Congress Handle Health IT? E-healthcare advocates outline priorities as Congress mulls digital overhaul of medical industry.
BusinessWeek August 13, 2009 Rachael King	A High-Speed Race for Broadband Billions Companies are jostling for the stimulus spending earmarked to deliver faster Internet to rural America.
InternetNews June 17, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Study Finds Broadband Adoption Up 15% Americans say broadband is more valuable than cell or cable service, according to Pew research.
InternetNews March 18, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Locke Clears Questions on Security, Broadband The long search for a Commerce Secretary nears its endgame as former Washington governor fields questions on broadband, cybersecurity and DTV in a breezy confirmation hearing.
InternetNews July 20, 2007 Roy Mark	Legislation Would Force New Broadband Rates Senate Commerce Committee approves legislation drilling deeper into broadband penetration rates.
InternetNews February 17, 2011	Commerce Dept. Releases Broadband Map With data from more than 1,600 Internet providers around the country, Commerce's NTIA releases long-awaited map of broadband speeds and availability.
InternetNews May 25, 2007 Roy Mark	Bill Seeks to 'Get Our Broadband House in Order' Senator Inouye wants the FCC to devise a better formula for measuring broadband penetration rates.