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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.
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 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 December 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley	U.S. Broadband Lines Jump 15 Percent The number of home and business broadband lines in the United States jumped 15 percent to 32.5 million during the first half of 2004, according to new data released by the Federal Communications Commission.
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 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 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 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 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 February 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Cable VoIP Use Soars The number of cable IP telephony users soared to nearly 500,000 last year, according to new research.
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 September 2, 2009	Major U.S. ISPs Want Low-End Broadband Standards Advocates and the nation's largest Internet providers clash as the FCC weighs the definition of broadband.
InternetNews April 1, 2004 Roy Mark	Court Refuses to Review FCC Modem Rule Ninth Circuit upholds decision saying cable broadband is subject to common carrier rules.
InternetNews February 19, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	$7.2B for Broadband Stimulus -- Where to Start? Experts have some tips on how to follow the broadband stimulus money.
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 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 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.
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 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 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.
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 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 May 12, 2004 Roy Mark	EarthLink: Telecom Reform Unnecessary Nation's third largest ISP tells Congress it should focus on enforcing current law, while broadband providers Verizon and Comcast argue for new ones.
InternetNews August 18, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	Broadband Use: Growing or Not? Is broadband use expanding or slowing down? Depends on who you ask.
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.
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Willie D. Jones	United States Establishes "Level Playing Field" in Broadband--Or Does It? Reversing a longtime stance, the FCC no longer maintains that offering consumers broadband services on attractive terms requires there to be competing providers of digital subscriber line, or DSL, service.
InternetNews April 30, 2010	ISPs Urge FCC to Resist Broadband Regulation A band of cable and telecom firms and their lobbying organizations issue a warning to Federal Communications Commission telling it to keep broadband unregulated.
CIO July 15, 2005	They Want Their DSL While broadband users in the US prefer cable, DSL services are more popular worldwide.
InternetNews December 23, 2005 Jim Wagner	China's Broadband Growth Expected to Top U.S. By next year high-speed Internet line growth in China could surpass that in the U.S.
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.
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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 April 17, 2009 Alex Goldman	Report: U.S. Continues to Lag in Broadband The U.S. ranked 24th globally in per capita broadband penetration, a sad spot for the nation that invented the Internet.
InternetNews October 22, 2009	ISPs: Broadband a 'Great American Success Story' Cable and telecom execs explain what's wrong and what's right with broadband in the United States today.
InternetNews February 27, 2006 Roy Mark	Rural America Closing Broadband Gap According to a new study, 24 percent of adult rural Americans went online with a high-speed connection by end of 2005, compared to 39 percent of home broadband users in urban and suburban areas.
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.
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 December 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Supreme Court to Hear Broadband Access Case Justices will review the 9th Circuit decision that overturned the FCC on cable modem providers sharing their fiber optic lines with ISPs.
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 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 February 7, 2006 Roy Mark	No New Laws For Net Neutrality? The cable and telephone industries again insisted Tuesday they have no plans or intentions to block either Internet content or applications over their high-speed broadband networks.
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.
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