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April 8, 2009  1:41 PM

Government-sponsored broadband: Hard track record to overcome



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, broadband stimulus package, FCC, Regulations, WiFi, Wireless broadband

You’d think that municipal and state governments in the U.S. were drinking too much Fosters. Many of them are looking actively at applying for some of the broadband stimulus dollars to create government networks for their citizens, following the same model as Australia but on a smaller...

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March 20, 2009  8:07 PM

US RBOCs: Just how open is open?



Posted by: Tom Nolle
broadband stimulus package, FCC, rural broadband, US RBOC

The US RBOCs are concerned about applying for aid under the broadband stimulus package because it may force them to open their networks to competitors. The provision in the rural broadband aid portion of the stimulus requires the grantees to adhere to FCC principles of open interconnection, but it...

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