RUS Awards $277 Million in Broadband Stimulus Funds | Telecompetitor

On behalf of the Rural Utilities Service, Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Feb. 17 announced the awarding of 11 broadband infrastructure projects in nine states–an investment of more than $277 million–marking the one-year anniversary of Pres. Obama signing the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Announcing the opening of a second, and final, round of grant application filing this past Tuesday, the RUS and the Dept. of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration continue to work their way through the unexpectedly large number of first-round broadband stimulus grants...