Dear Dr. Wilhelm:
I'm very sorry to hear that TOP isn't funded for 2005. Although I
didn't receive a grant the one time I applied, I was very impressed with
the program. I was especially impressed with how knowledgeable and
competent the TOP staff were at the workshop I attended. I remarked to
dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb
so much for the vaulted demand-driven strategy for broadband deployment --
unless Congress and the Bush Administration believe that games and porno
will be enough to drive demand.
At 04:18 PM 11/22/2004, you wrote:
The Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) did not
The Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) did not receive an
appropriation in the just completed FY 2005 Consolidated (Omnibus)
Appropriations bill.
With over a quarter-billion dollars invested since 1994, the TOP
program has successfully served as a catalyst for innovative nonprofit
