Hopefully this will help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Plan_(United_States) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Plan_(United...

Hopefully this will help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Plan_(United_States) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Plan_(United... http://www.fcc.gov/national-broadband-plan http://www.fcc.gov/national-broadband-plan http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/connecting-america http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/connecting-america It was tried before in the 90s but it failed. I don't know if there is another side to this story, but it looks like the telecommunications companies (Verizon and ATT) stole the money ($200 BILLION). http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm