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It's too bad that none of the stimulus spending over the last couple years went to infrastructure that could actually give this country a future, like community
by jobu 16y ago
It's too bad that none of the stimulus spending over the last couple years went to infrastructure that could actually give this country a future, like community fiber networks. Maybe some more competition from companies like Google can spur the telcos to get moving, but I highly doubt it.
- wmf 16y agoThere's http://www.usucan.org/ http://www.usucan.org/ but it's not clear if or how that will help get broadband into homes.
- Hoff 16y agoHere is a list of Broadband Initiatives Program grants from USDA, the folks with oversight of the rural grants: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/Reports/RBB_report_v16.pdf http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/Reports/RBB_report_v16.pdf Here's one of the groups that is now building out middle-mile optical, as well as two FTTH projects: http://www.newhampshirefastroads.net/ http://www.newhampshirefastroads.net/ Now you could certainly seek to make your case for where the country's spending priorities might be improved. You'd not be the first to seek that, of course.