Missouri Gov. looks to private sector to land broadband stimulus dollars - CivSource

In the wake of a Commerce Department and White House announcement appropriating $4 billion in federal stimulus spending on rural broadband, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has announced an initiative to bring business and government together to deliver broadband Internet access to Missouri.

In the first round of Recovery Act funding for broadband, Commerce Secretary Locke and Vice President Biden announced the availability of $4 billion in loans and grants to help bring broadband service to unserved and underserved communities across America...