Cisco and Alcatel oppose 'Buy American' broadband requirements - NYTimes.com
June 15, 2009
WASHINGTON — Cisco Systems and Alcatel-Lucent said they wanted “Buy American” provisions waived in a $7.2 billion U.S. program to expand high-speed Internet access, saying the rules were difficult to meet and undermined the economic stimulus program.
Requiring parts made in the United States would be “grossly inefficient” and a “radical departure” from normal practice, said Cisco, the largest maker of networking equipment. The comments were filed with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the U.S. agency running the broadband initiative that is part of $787 billion in stimulus spending...
WASHINGTON — Cisco Systems and Alcatel-Lucent said they wanted “Buy American” provisions waived in a $7.2 billion U.S. program to expand high-speed Internet access, saying the rules were difficult to meet and undermined the economic stimulus program.
Requiring parts made in the United States would be “grossly inefficient” and a “radical departure” from normal practice, said Cisco, the largest maker of networking equipment. The comments were filed with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the U.S. agency running the broadband initiative that is part of $787 billion in stimulus spending...
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