Friday, August 14, 2009

CIty, county waiting to apply for broadband stimulus

Delaware County and city have committed to moving forward with plans to install an expanded countywide system of high-speed Internet fiber-optic wire, but how will they pay for it?

Officials mentioned the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as a prime possibility. However, the city and county will be sitting on the sidelines as the first $4 billion in stimulus money meant to expand the country’s broadband Internet access is doled out...