Alaskans seek $1.3 billion of broadband funds - PC World

Alaskan organizations have applied for US$1.3 billion in broadband deployment stimulus funding from the U.S. government, out of a total of $4 billion in funding available in the first round of grants and loans.

The 26 applications from Alaskan groups may demonstrate both the perceived need for broadband in rural states and optimism from some groups looking for a piece of the $7.2 billion available for broadband development across the U.S. The money is available through a huge economic stimulus package passed by the U.S. Congress early this year...