Broadband stimulus funding – Opportunities, pitfalls, and choices in - GLG News
May 25, 2009
It would be surprising if only the “best” projects were to win what is expected to be intense competition for broadband stimulus funds, but one can always hope. The most important question to answer is what projects would deliver the best outcomes from these public expenditures to extend broadband coverage for rural America and for the country as a whole.
Special interest politics and whom you know, not just what you know and whether you can deliver results most efficiently and effectively, will inevitably play a significant role in the selection of projects to receive broadband stimulus funds. Nevertheless, here are a few thoughts about points to keep in mind when considering what projects are likely to deliver the most bang for the buck expanding affordable broadband coverage, and delivering value for purposes such as health care, education, creating employment, and meeting the needs of businesses as well as government services and other institutions in rural America...
It would be surprising if only the “best” projects were to win what is expected to be intense competition for broadband stimulus funds, but one can always hope. The most important question to answer is what projects would deliver the best outcomes from these public expenditures to extend broadband coverage for rural America and for the country as a whole.
Special interest politics and whom you know, not just what you know and whether you can deliver results most efficiently and effectively, will inevitably play a significant role in the selection of projects to receive broadband stimulus funds. Nevertheless, here are a few thoughts about points to keep in mind when considering what projects are likely to deliver the most bang for the buck expanding affordable broadband coverage, and delivering value for purposes such as health care, education, creating employment, and meeting the needs of businesses as well as government services and other institutions in rural America...
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