Stimulus funding aids broadband expansion - Washington Times

Beckley, W.Va., boasts of its low crime rate, lofty plateaus of forest and farmland, access to interstate highways, national parks, tourism, technology and transportation. What it doesn't have is broadband — but Mayor Emmett Pugh is going to do something about that.

The Obama administration's stimulus package has allotted $7.2 billion for broadband access, and Mr. Pugh and representatives from another region of West Virginia have joined together to submit an application to receive up to $50 million of the stimulus funds...