U.S. broadband stimulus plan to fall short by nearly $17 billion, warns Yankee Group | Reuters

BOSTON--(Business Wire)-- The current $7.2 billion in stimulus funds earmarked for extending broadband service across the U.S. is woefully inadequate, reaching less than a third of the investment necessary to connect every U.S. household, according to research from Yankee Group.

A report, titled "Ubiquitous U.S. Broadband Will Cost At Least Triple the Current Stimulus Package," explores several scenarios and finds that even the most bare-bones approach to extending broadband across the country will require funding-and vendor cooperation-far beyond what we see today...