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Vice President Biden to Visit Georgia

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:01:00 GMT

The AJC reports that VP Joe Biden will visit Georgia this week to make a stimulus-related announcement.

The Latest on BTOP

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:36:00 GMT

While the RUS BIP process has been very quiet since Round 1 stimulus submissions, NTIA’s BTOP program continues to evolve and communicate its changes during its evaluation process. The following provides an update on what both states and applicants can expect.

Johannesburg Makes a Bold Move

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:46:00 GMT

The City of Johannesburg, South Africa has committed R1bn ($100M USD) to build a next-generation broadband infrastructure throughout the city. The initiative seeks to "reduce the cost of telecommunications, improve service delivery and increase access to IT for residents." The move follows South Africa's economic stimulus program to spend over R780-billion ($79B USD) on large infrastructure projects over the next three years. Joburg Mayor Amos Masondo recently unveiled

NTIA Posts Notice of Broadband Grant Meetings

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:24:00 GMT

The NTIA has posted a notice in the Federal Registry that it will begin holding meetings with interested parties on Monday, March 2, 2009, in connection with the broadband grant programs described in the Broadband Data Services Improvement Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. All interested parties are invited to schedule a meeting.

Details can be found here.

Broadband Provisions of the Stimulus Bill

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:59:00 GMT

Yesterday in Denver, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which has been referred to as the stimulus bill. Links to the final legislation can be accessed here. Our interpretation of the broadband-related provisions of the Act are provided below.

At a high-level, the Act provides for roughly $7.2B in funding for broadband-related projects. This $7.2B is to be administered by two organizations; the NTIA and USDA/RUS.