[1st-mile-nm] Broadband Stimulus details

[Marianne Granoff]

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>White House Sets Rules for Broadband Stimulus Funds
>      The Obama administration published the criteria it will use to 
> hand out billions of dollars in stimulus funds aimed at developing 
> the infrastructure to deliver broadband Internet access to areas 
> that are underserved or without access. The Commerce and 
> Agriculture departments will consider projects that provide wired 
> or wireless access starting at low-end DSL speeds, but will give 
> priority to ones promising higher speeds. An area will be 
> considered "underserved" by broadband, and thus eligible for 
> grants, if half or fewer of the households can get wired broadband 
> today, among other criteria.
>      Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124647954157482147.html