Stimulus rejections sent out | Unfiltered

Organizations whose requests for broadband stimulus funds were rejected in the first round have begun to receive notification of those rejections—and judging by early news reports it appears government agencies should be prepared for another barrage of applications in the second round.

Among rejected applications that have come to light in local news reports are a request from the University of New Hampshire for $46 million for a broadband buildout and from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute for $100 million to bring broadband to a large area of western Massachusetts. Both organizations say they plan to apply again in the second round...