Broadband stimulus speed threshold set low - FierceTelecom

More broadband stimulus program details were announced, and the good news is that applications for the first round of $4 billion will be accepted by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Rural Utilities Service starting July 14.

The less positive news is two-fold: Consumers might be discouraged that the government has set the minimum speeds threshold for grant-winning broadband network projects at just 768 kbps; and some service providers might be disappointed the grant-winning firms will have to comply with the Federal Communications Commission's Net neutrality rules...