Four tips for companies applying for broadband stimulus funds - FierceBroadbandWireless

The current segment of the broadband stimulus dash for dollars has a little over three weeks left, followed by the whirlwind review and approval process for the hundreds of proposals that cross the finish line. During this period we may get to see an interesting throw down between two classes within the broadband world.

One class is made up of huge telcos and cable companies such as AT&T, Verizon and Time Warner. The incumbents are the domineering class that many feel is responsible in large part for the sorry state of U.S. broadband. The other class is the mid-size and small telcos, fiber network providers and wireless Internet service providers with some public utilities included to add spice. This is the underdog class...