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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 October 27, 2009	Broadband Stimulus Grants Delayed Heads of agencies overseeing broadband programs flooded with applications, questions from Senate panel.
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.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 December 17, 2009	Feds Award First Broadband Stimulus Funding Vice president presides over inaugural broadband stimulus awards.
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.
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.
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 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 January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Proposal Floats $6b for Broadband Massive economic recovery bill would fund network expansion, health IT energy overhaul.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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?
PC Magazine March 19, 2009 Chloe Albanesius	Tech Gets a Cash Boot-Up The economic stimulus act dedicates billions to technology development.
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 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.
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.
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 May 21, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Who'll Call the Shots in Net, Telecom Regulation? Top Washington lawyer offers a look at some likely candidates for the next crop of Internet and telecom policy enforcers.
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 June 25, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Obama Rounds Out FCC With Baker Nomination Republican would fill the final spot on the five-person agency; Senate confirms Genachowski as chairman.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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 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.