Big telcos may still influence broadband stimulus bonanza - FierceWireless

Some expected there would be tepid interest in the broadband stimulus funds doled out by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Department of Agriculture, given the apathy expressed by the country's major broadband providers. Instead, both agencies saw nearly 2,200 bidders asking for almost $28 billion in funds.

That is nearly seven times the $4 billion that is available for the programs in the first round...