Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell recommends Alphastar America for funding of $25M from broadband stimulus program

Greenwich, CT (PRWEB) October 27, 2009 -- Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell recommended a project by Alphastar America (AA) for funding of $25M from the Broadband Tchnologies Opportunities Program (BTOP), administered by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA). In a letter to Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce and the Administrator NTIA, Governor Rell expressed strong support for 10 projects and ranked Alphastar America's project among them as the second most important choice for the state of CT.

It is the only proposal recommended that seeks to provide broadband solutions to the "unserved," as opposed to "underserved" areas. Statement By the Office of Governor M. Jodi Rell to NTIA Assistant Secretary Strickling...