Feds put out call for broadband projects, but reception is fuzzy - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

Minnesota telecom companies have just one week to meet the first application deadline for $4.4 billion in broadband-related stimulus funds, leaving many scrambling to digest guidelines unveiled by the federal government earlier this month.

Federal officials early this week outlined the application process and requirements at a workshop in St. Paul. One message they sent to businesses: Partner with multiple organizations and submit applications that meet as many of the broadband plan’s goals as possible. Such goals range from supporting public computing centers, such as libraries, to mapping broadband availability...