Feds favor the middle-mile for stimulus money : Communications Technology

Last week the federal government finally let go of some of that money it's been flashing around for broadband stimulus. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will eventually be providing $7.2 billion to stimulate the economy with more broadband infrastructure, but for the first round, the government awarded $182 million for 18 projects.

Four different types of awards were made, but the lion's share went to middle mile projects...