Urban areas join rural regions in the quest for broadband funds - Sacramento Business Journal:

The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act has targeted $7.2 billion to bring broadband to more Americans, and now underserved urban areas are eligible for the grants as well as rural regions.
The money had been primarily aimed at expanding broadband service to rural areas, but with the urging of some in Congress, urban areas were included in the program.

Sacramento Congresswoman Doris Matsui in April asked that some of the funds go to poor neighborhoods in urban settings, and got six other members of Congress to sign her request...