Key waivers granted for broadband stimulus 'Buy American' rules

Many types of broadband equipment now are covered by a waiver of ‘Buy American’ rules associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 "broadband stimulus" program operated by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Many equipment categories, including routers, switches, transport gear, access equipment, customer premises equipment and billing or operations support systems are exempted from the ‘Buy American’ rules...