The broadband stimulus, Part two | Blogs | ITBusinessEdge.com

The clock began ticking this week on the second of two application periods for broadband stimulus funding.

The good news is that the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) -- part of the Commerce Department -- at least appears eager to give out money. NTIA administrator Lawrence Strickling is quoted in this Government Technology piece saying that the department is looking for public/private partnerships, that the application process won’t be onerous and that a common-sense approach will be used...