The Broadband Initiative of 2009 | Microwave Journal

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law, allocating $7.2 B in grant and loan funding to expand broadband/wireless access to rural unserved and underserved parts of the country. The Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will distribute the funds to competitively chosen awardees.

This special report takes a look at this Broadband Initiative Program, the potential impact on the microwave industry and the US economy as a whole...