San Francisco CIO yanks broadband stimulus application

As was to be expected, criticism of the broadband stimulus programs now includes the city of San Francisco, which says the rules on what an “underserved” area is prevent the city from applying for funds to serve some low-income areas.

Christopher Vein, chief information officer of the city of San Francisco says the city has prepared, but will not submit, an application for funds under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Broadband Technology Opportunities Program...