Pursuing Broadband Stimulus Initiatives
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
President Barack Obama:
“The state of our economy calls for action, bold and swift. And we will act, not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.” -- Inaugural Address, January 20, 2009
“Here, in the country that invented the Internet, every child should have the chance to get online...That’s how we’ll strengthen America’s competitiveness in the world.” -- Weekly Address, December 6, 2008