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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.
InternetNews October 12, 2009	Gates Foundation Pegs Public Broadband Costs Goal is to furnish thousands of public institutions with high-speed fiber optic connections.
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InternetNews June 3, 2005 Roy Mark	Deep Tax Breaks Offered For Broadband Access The rollout of national broadband picked up some speed from two lawmakers seeking tax incentives for service providers.
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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 August 6, 2009	Europe Claims World Broadband Lead A recent EU report says that Europe has more broadband subscribers and better mobile Internet penetration than any other nation on earth.
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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 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?
CIO July 15, 2005	They Want Their DSL While broadband users in the US prefer cable, DSL services are more popular worldwide.
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.
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.
PC Magazine March 19, 2009 Chloe Albanesius	Tech Gets a Cash Boot-Up The economic stimulus act dedicates billions to technology development.
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 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.
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.
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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 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.
Information Today December 22, 2008	Pilot Grant Program to Improve Internet Connections in Public Libraries The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a pilot initiative designed to help public libraries in seven states secure faster internet connections so more people can access a full range of online applications and opportunities.
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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.
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.
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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.
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 May 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Bush Broadband Goal Fading A new Government Accountability Office report says 28 percent of Americans had high-speed connections in 2005.
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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.
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.
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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 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.
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 July 16, 2007 Roy Mark	U.S. Broadband Not So Bad? A new report claims stats showing U.S. decline in global broadband are misleading.
InternetNews July 20, 2007 Roy Mark	Legislation Would Force New Broadband Rates Senate Commerce Committee approves legislation drilling deeper into broadband penetration rates.
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