RUS

Lawmakers Tell Agencies to Return Unused Broadband Funds

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:33:10 -0400

Full article: IDG News
Grant Gross
A Congressional subcommittee has approved a bill requiring two government agencies to return any unused money from broadband deployment programs that were part of a huge 2009 economic stimulus package.

RUS in a Post-Broadband Stimulus World

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:00:32 -0400

Full article: Fighting the Next Good Fight
Craig Settles
What's next on the agenda for the Rural Utilities Service once it wraps up its part in the broadband stimulus program. RUS Administrator Jonathan Adelstein answers questions about the agency's future role in helping rural communities obtain affordable broadband access.

Deficit Cutting Fever Threatens Broadband Stimulus Payouts

Stevie Converse — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:12:20 -0400

Full article: Wetmachine
Harold Feld
It may be to much to expect our country to follow the lead of places like Australia, which invested $43 billion to create a national broadband network. But a proposal by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) that would cut approx $300 million from the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program and $300 million from the Rural Utilities Service is shortsighted and possibly destructive.

The Charge of the Broadband Stimulus Brigade

Stevie Converse — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:29:01 -0500

Full article: TMCNet
Craig Settles
Project teams attempting to pursue broadband funding in Round Two of the stimulus program are facing a detrimental time crunch a nd a debiliating lack of transparency.

Alaska Company Wins $25.3 Million Broadband Stimulus Grant

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:29:48 -0500

Full article: Government Technology
Andy Opsahl
Alaska-based Sea Lion Management, will partnered with Colorado-based Rivada Networks to secure $25.3 million from the Rural Utilities Service to bring high-speed wireless connectivity to 44 impoverished communities in southwestern Alaska.

ARRA Broadband Grant and Loan Application Workshop - Atlanta

Stevie Converse — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:09:59 -0500

Start: 02/12/2010 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced its second series of public workshops connected to the application process for the second round of broadband grants and loans under the Recovery Act.

ARRA Broadband Grant and Loan Application Workshop - Fayetteville

Stevie Converse — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:07:53 -0500

Start: 02/11/2010 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

ARRA Broadband Grant and Loan Application Workshop - Blacksburg

Stevie Converse — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:04:59 -0500

Start: 02/09/2010 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

ARRA Broadband Grant and Loan Application Workshop - Detroit

Stevie Converse — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:00:41 -0500

Start: 02/05/2010 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

ARRA Broadband Grant and Loan Application Workshop - Sioux Falls

Stevie Converse — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:58:25 -0500

Start: 02/04/2010 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5