Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Broadband Stimulus Challenge

May 11, 2009

The US government will be awarding roughly $7 billion of grants designed to promote broadband use by unserved and underserved Americans. They are expected to announce the rules for this process by the end of June. Thousands of applications are predicted.

Government policymakers will face an enormous challenge of picking winners both well and quickly. The apps will vary in many ways. Here is one simple idea that could help...