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ARRA Broadband Stimulus

 

$7.2 billion to expand access to broadband services in the United States

 

$4.7 billion: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)

  • Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
  • Infrastructure Related Grants
  • At least $200 Million – Public Computer Center Capacity
  • At least $250 Million – Innovative Programs to Encourage Sustainable Broadband Adoption
  • Up to $350 Million – Broadband Mapping and National Plan 

$2.5 billion: Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP)

  • Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
  • Distance Learning
  • Telemedicine
  • Rural Broadband

ARRA Funding (click on graphic to enlarge)

 

ARRA Spending (click on graphic to enlarge)

 

Last modified at 9/30/2009 12:47 PM  by Tim Harvey 
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