JDSU launches Broadband@Work Across America campaign - MarketWatch

JDSU today launched "Broadband@Work Across America," a campaign to help raise awareness and educate rural service providers on the technical issues and challenges that could impact their ability to successfully deploy broadband services in towns across the country.

The campaign is inspired by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which provides $7.2 billion to accelerate broadband service deployment to rural and underserved regions in the nation. The first deadline for broadband stimulus grant applications was recently completed on August 20, 2009, and two more will be scheduled until all funding is awarded on September 30, 2010...