I'm sure many of you have been lobbying for and will be involved in
projects related to new federal broadband stimulus money... in case
you missed it, the first round of funds have been released and the $
$ application process has begun.
New America Foundation has a good overview paper with strategy for
applying for $.
Quick summary is:
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on
July 1st released its Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for the
first round of grants under the Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program (BTOP) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA).
ARRA includes two categories of broadband funding: (1) $2.5 billion
for the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP); and (2) $4.7 billion
for BTOP.
It appears the the BTOP will favor "underserved" and "unserved"
areas and commercial providers.
There are regulations requiring open networks, neutrality,
advertising claims, etc. (as we expect to see a lot more of in the
near future for existing telco and network providers.)
The full paper released today is here:
http://www.newamerica.net/files/Summary,%20Concerns,%20and%20Strategic%20Guidance%20regarding%20Notice%20of%20Funds%20Availability%20for%20BTOP.pdf
Cheers,
Roger Bly
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