Moguls offer to lead U.S. out of broadband wilderness. | PR NEWS

Colorado businesses and organizations are seeking $1.3 billion from the federal government’s broadband stimulus program, including $530 million for a joint satellite broadband project proposed by offshoots of Charlie Ergen’s and John Malone’s competing media empires.

The government made public Wednesday a database summarizing proposals submitted for the $7.2 billion program meant to extend broadband Internet services to parts of America that lack it...