Criteria for US broadband stimulus funds released - Rethink Wireless

Yesterday saw US Obama administration publishing the criteria for gaining a share of the stimulus funds earmarked for universal broadband access projects. In rural areas, wireless networks are expected to be the basis of many of these initiatives, with WiMAX carriers particularly interested in the potential.

As reported in the Wall Street Journal, the Commerce and Agriculture Departments, which will administer the multibillion dollar funds, will consider projects that provide wired or wireless access starting at low-end DSL speeds (around 1Mbps), but will give priority to those promising higher speeds...