$7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funding pales beside what's needed

A task force of the Federal Communications Commission this week

reportedly said it’ll take as much as $350 billion in infrastructure upgrades to effectively expand broadband usage throughout the United States.

John Poirier of Reuters (News - Alert) is reporting that the panel – whose full report on the broadband stimulus plan is due in February – is calling for investments ranging up as high as $350 billion for landline and wireless infrastructure in order to deliver broadband Internet capabilities to rural and urban areas. The full report is expected to go to Congress in mid-February...