Maryland counties, cities want $100M in stimulus funds to create regional broadband network - Baltimore Business Journal:

Ten Central Maryland counties and cities have applied for $100 million in federal stimulus money for a regional fiber-optic broadband network.

Howard County officials said Monday they submitted the One Maryland Broadband Plan on behalf of Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Harford, Carroll, Prince George’s, Montgomery and Frederick counties and the cities of Annapolis and Baltimore.

The plan calls for a network to interconnect more than 800 local government institutions so they can share information across one network. The institutions include public schools, libraries and public safety agencies...