Comments on: Government Enforces the Status Quo With Broadband Stimulus Bucks

By: Found: Missing Broadband Stimulus Funds! – GigaOM

Found: Missing Broadband Stimulus Funds! – GigaOM — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:17:42 +0000

[...] to be had, I discovered what has happened to missing funds I had written about a few weeks ago. The RUS was supposed to give out $2.6 billion in the first round but only wrote checks for $300 million. I wondered what that meant for the [...]

By: The Government’s Broadband Bucks Trickle Out – GigaOM

The Government’s Broadband Bucks Trickle Out – GigaOM — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:01:35 +0000

[...] Back in July the USDA and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced that they would allocate $4.1 billion in grant funds between them in the first of three allocation processes. The process has since been whittled down [...]

By: Holy Handouts! Applicants Seek Almost $28B in Broadband Bucks

Holy Handouts! Applicants Seek Almost $28B in Broadband Bucks — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:14:04 +0000

[...] $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus money said today that 2,200 entities have applied for the first tranche of $4 billion in grants. The total funding sought was just shy of $28 billion, according to a release posted on the [...]

By: Wireless Cos Ask for $169.6M in Stimulus Bucks — Where’s Wireline?

Wireless Cos Ask for $169.6M in Stimulus Bucks — Where’s Wireline? — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:49:35 +0000

[...] responsibility for distributing the $7.2 billion in overall broadband stimulus funding is split between the USDA and the NTIA, and the disbursement of the money is divided into three tranches. The deadline for the first [...]

By: Will Wireless Be the Broadband Stimulus Winner?

Will Wireless Be the Broadband Stimulus Winner? — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:27:00 +0000

[...] Rich Wonders, vice president of strategic marketing for Alcatel-Lucent, had forecast after viewing the rules associated with the grant-making process. TowerStream, a WiMAX provider, confirmed that it’s applying for a grant, and most of [...]

By: Slow Servers Extend Deadline for Broadband Stimulus Bucks

Slow Servers Extend Deadline for Broadband Stimulus Bucks — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:25:13 +0000

[...] | Thursday, August 13, 2009 | 10:25 AM PT | 0 comments Folks applying online for some of the $4 billion in broadband stimulus funds available in the first round of grants have a little breathing room thanks to the government [...]

By: Broadband Stimulus Plan Has No Map For Success « Count Us Out

Broadband Stimulus Plan Has No Map For Success « Count Us Out — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:30:22 +0000

[...] an entire 100-plus-page document noting the rules around who can apply for grants and how those grant applications will be judged. The grant recipients will be judged primarily on [...]

By: Broadband Stimulus Plan Has No Map for Success

Broadband Stimulus Plan Has No Map for Success — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:01:44 +0000

[...] an entire 100-plus-page document noting the rules around who can apply for grants and how those grant applications will be judged. The grant recipients will be judged primarily on [...]

By: Consumer Groups Attack Broadband Stimulus Rules

Consumer Groups Attack Broadband Stimulus Rules — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:01:19 +0000

[...] and consumer-oriented nonprofits have written a letter protesting the way the first tranche of $4 billion in broadband stimulus funds is being distributed. They sent the letter to Larry Strickling, the administrator of the National [...]

By: Where Will $4.7B in Broadband Bucks Go? You Decide!

Where Will $4.7B in Broadband Bucks Go? You Decide! — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:31:18 +0000

[...] a volunteer grant reviewer. That’s right, when the government wants to give out $4.7 billion (only $1.6 billion in this first round) in 14 months it has to cut some corners to make sure it can handle the load. That means bringing [...]

By: How The Broadband Stimulus So Far Fails Innovation

How The Broadband Stimulus So Far Fails Innovation — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:52:59 +0000

[...] Higginbotham | Wednesday, July 8, 2009 | 11:51 AM PT | 0 comments The rules surrounding the release of $4 billion in federal funds aimed at providing better broadband and creating jobs announced last week have so [...]

By: Towerstream Blog » Blog Archive » The Broadband Stimulus Marches On

Towerstream Blog » Blog Archive » The Broadband Stimulus Marches On — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:22:51 +0000

[...] – private, public, non-profit organization, etc. As Stacey Higginbotham from GigaOM noted, “At one point, there were concerns that only nonprofits would reap the cash.” Most people in [...]