TIA weighs in on improvements for second round of broadband stimulus funding - 2009-11-30 22:43:05 | Broadcasting & Cable

The government agencies responsible for handing out over $7 billion in broadband stimulus money are getting plenty of advice on how to improve its second and final round of grants and loans.

The National Telecommunications & Information Administration and Rural Utilities Service have been collecting public comments on how to improve the process after getting criticism from the industry, Congress and elsewhere over how it handled the first round of bidding, winners for which are expected to be announced in the next couple of weeks...