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02/19/2009
Broadband Spending
As part of the new broad stimulus package, Congress has designated $7.2 billion for broadband. It's going to be a real challenge spending it wisely. The underlying question is what the money is really
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02/17/2009
Presidents' Day?
Or President's Day? Gee… do you think the new President is happy he's President? Think he's pausing to reflect? And wonder what he got himself into? On the state of the country? On the state of
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02/17/2009
Stimulus
NCTA applauded the House 's passage of the economic stimulus conference report Fri, which includes $7.2bln in broadband funding for unserved and underserved areas. The bill no longer includes any broadband
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02/11/2009
On the Hill
It's hammer time on the Hill as the House and Senate try to hammer out an agreement on the economic recovery package, which cleared the Senate Tues on a 61-37 vote. The Senate's bill provides $838bln
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02/10/2009
Broadband Stimulus Stimulates Discussion
The economic stimulus bill passed in the Senate today. Reductions in the bill’s size included trimming the amount earmarked for broadband from a proposed $9 billion to $7.5 billion. This is still off from the House version, which provides $6 billion for broadband. Whether the legislation will boost the economy remains to be seen. However, […]