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A few weeks ago RUS released the first batch of winners for the second round of the broadband stimulus program. While critical of how they handled the selection process and of how they chose primarily private closed networks in the...
I have some sad/disappointing news to report. I've learned that last week Gary Evans of Hiawatha Broadband was forced to send the following letter to the Secretary of Agriculture notifying him that his company would be unable to reapply in...
Dear Mr. Adelstein, As a supporter of you personally and a strong believer in the mission of RUS to help rural America get wired, I'm writing you this open letter to express the deep concern I and many others have...
America's broadband stimulus program continues to get more and more absurd. On March 22nd, NTIA released a list of the status of remaining BTOP applications. On that list were a number of applications still pending, their status unresolved despite having...
I have to admit, I'm more than a little surprised at how little uproar there's been about NTIA's decision to shift course midstream in round one of the broadband stimulus and not fund any last mile projects. In the round...
Last night CNN aired a story during the Situation Room highlighting two participants in the first round of the broadband stimulus. The first was Hiawatha Broadband, a terrific rural broadband deployer in southeastern Minnesota. They interviewed a host of people...
For anyone who's observed or experienced firsthand the first round of the broadband stimulus, the issues with how NTIA and RUS have handled things are rampant. Here are just a few of the questions that I and many others have...
The venerable Charles Benton has just shared an idea with me for how to level the playing field for the broadband stimulus that I think is flat out brilliant. It addresses the inequities being heaped on anyone unfortunate enough to...
Something dawned on me over the weekend about the broadband stimulus: public last mile projects had zero chance of receiving funding in Round I. But how could this be? Wasn't the stimulus supposed to prioritize public projects? Wasn't the stimulus...
Recently an analogy has sprung to mind describing how the broadband stimulus has run to date that I can't get out of my head. It's that of broadband stimulus applicants as Charlie Browns repeatedly trying to kick the football only...
I just read this story over on the Hillicon Valley blog about NTIA rejecting Sen. Reid's request that they extend the application deadline for the second round of the stimulus. I'm now going to attempt to express my feelings about...
After being so fed up with the broadband stimulus it sometimes hurts, I've decided it's time to start taking some action to rectify what I and many others see as a failing program. As a first step in this process...
One year ago today, Congress passed the ARRA, appropriating $7.2 billion to NTIA and RUS to stimulate broadband deployment across America. So how have they done so far? What have they gotten done in a year's time? Let's pull out...
I highly recommend anyone with the time and an interest in what's happening with the broadband stimulus program to tune in to this webcast at 11am EST today. Jim Baller and Marty Stern will be interviewing Jessica Zufolo, RUS deputy...
With the second NOFA out, now is the time everyone must decide whether it's worth applying for stimulus dollars. While at first blush the answer may seem obvious as how can anyone turn down the opportunity at free money, when...
Last week I wrote about how NTIA and RUS were failing stimulus applicants by not communicating with them. While there has been some good news since then, namely that at least NTIA will be sending out rejection letters, I think...
On Friday afternoon NTIA/RUS slipped the NOFA for the second round of the stimulus out their front door, starting the two-month clock on the next opportunity to make a grab for government dollars. Less than a fraction of the first...
With so much buzz built up around the stimulus, especially now that awards are finally being made, there's disturbingly little being said about what happens after the money runs out. The only recent discussion I've seen is this great call...
Yesterday NTIA and RUS announced the first awardees in the first round of the broadband stimulus. I have to admit, I was starting to wonder if they were going to be able to actually get anything announced before the end...
While I've been critical of NTIA over the course of the stimulus to date, I've had limited opportunities to engage in a direct dialog with them, so my criticisms were really about the perception of what NTIA's doing rather than...
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