Feds give details on 2,200 broadband stimulus requests - San Francisco Business Times:

The federal government published a database Wednesday containing details about the nearly 2,200 broadband stimulus applications it received that combined total $28 billion —representing nearly seven times the amount of money available.

The database, which can be found aty www.broadbandusa.gov, contains nearly 180 applications from California entities, including government, tribal and nonprofit agencies and private for-profit companies. The total dollar value of the grant and loan requests is more than $2.5 billion, more than double the roughly $1 billion that officials hope the state can get...