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By: FCC’s Broadband Plan: The Role Of Competition – GigaOM

FCC’s Broadband Plan: The Role Of Competition – GigaOM — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:52:38 +0000

[...] providers serve individual homes, what those ISPs charge and what speeds they deliver. We’ve discussed the fallacies of spending $7.2 billion in government money toward better broadband without such data, and have called for such data for years. But now that [...]

By: Check Out the FCC’s Useless Broadband Competition Map – GigaOM

Check Out the FCC’s Useless Broadband Competition Map – GigaOM — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:31:10 +0000

[...] an expanded view). You might be thinking, “Wow, that’s awesome — so why are we spending $350 million to create such a map as part of the broadband stimulus bill?” It’s because the FCC map [...]

By: Hard Questions for the Broadband Stimulus Program – GigaOM

Hard Questions for the Broadband Stimulus Program – GigaOM — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:05:43 +0000

[...] Those are my questions related to the missing $2.1 billion, so let’s now talk about missing data. On a conference call held to discuss the disbursements, the heads of the NTIA and RUS admitted that they don’t have household-level data as to who has broadband. That’s because we’re spending this money without a nationwide broadband map, something I covered four months ago. [...]

By: My Problem with the Modern Network Neutrality Debate « The SiliconANGLE

My Problem with the Modern Network Neutrality Debate « The SiliconANGLE — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:17:20 +0000

[...] national broadband stimulus package that most pundits agree has no roadmap or guideposts for success other than the same industry players that have corrupted the Universal Service Fund for [...]

By: My Problem with the Modern Network Neutrality Debate- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:29:53 +0000

By: For The Technorati, Opinions (Usually) Make Things Better | Techgeist

For The Technorati, Opinions (Usually) Make Things Better | Techgeist — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:24:15 +0000

[...] does not just apply to TechGeist. If Stacey Higginbotham only wrote about facts instead of making interesting points, I would not read her work. Reuters reports the tech news just fine. But it’s that desire for [...]

By: Obama Administration “Open” to State Run Newspapers « The SiliconANGLE

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:44:38 +0000

[...] national broadband stimulus package that most pundits agree has no roadmap or guideposts for success other than the same industry players that have corrupted the Universal Service Fundfor [...]

By: ”The Broadband Stimulus Plan – Right Idea, Wrong Approach” A Conversation with Midvale Telephone Exchange Operations Manager John Stuart « BroadbandIgnite

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:34:40 +0000

[...] realize its true promise. Mapping is obviously a big issue that needs more attention, as noted by GigaOM recently…. “[the Fed] has no idea where people without broadband live — which is like [...]

By: Connected Nation Isn’t Winning Fans, But Is Winning Business

Connected Nation Isn’t Winning Fans, But Is Winning Business — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:01:21 +0000

[...] | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | 5:00 PM PT | 0 comments We’ve been hard on the federal government for the disconnect between its need to get out $4 billion in broadband stimulus money to areas without broadband and its [...]

By: Why Washington Won’t Give Consumers the Broadband They Want

Why Washington Won’t Give Consumers the Broadband They Want — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:34:07 +0000

[...] broadband is an important effort (so is mapping out where broadband is), but consumers are likely to be disappointed by the National Broadband Plan, because the divide [...]

By: Broadband Stimulus Plan Has No Map for Success | Ethiopian News

Broadband Stimulus Plan Has No Map for Success | Ethiopian News — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:25:12 +0000

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Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:06:38 +0000

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By: makin257 - Broadband Stimulus Plan Has No Map for Success

makin257 - Broadband Stimulus Plan Has No Map for Success — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:56:13 +0000

[...] is like planning targeted radiation therapy for a cancer without knowing where the cancer is.Source:http://gigaom.com/2009/08/10/broadband-stimulus-plan-has-no-map-for-success/ Leave a comment Powered by LiveJournal.comAdvertisement Customize if [...]

By: US CIO Vivek Kundra is the Tip of the Iceberg- The SiliconANGLE

US CIO Vivek Kundra is the Tip of the Iceberg- The SiliconANGLE — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:56:09 +0000

By: MakinMo's Tech Blog

MakinMo's Tech Blog — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:28:11 +0000

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By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:35:35 +0000

Doug, i have never complained that the money isn’t moving fast enough. In fact I have wondered how we can responsibly get $7.2B out the door in the short amount of time allocated by the legislation. I have written about the delays in funding, but that was to show the general disorganization surrounding the program.