NTIA three months behind on broadband grant distribution, GAO says -- Federal Computer Week

The Commerce Department has had to push back by three months its scheduled date for awarding the first round of broadband grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is administering the distribution of $4.7 billion in broadband grants to expand services to unserved and underserved areas, enhance broadband capacity at public computer centers, and encourage sustainable adoption of broadband...