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.

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Broadband Provisions of the Stimulus Bill