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An NTIA Workshop

As Towerstream continues to evaluate the broadband stimulus and its application process, I decided to attend one of the NTIA’s workshops last week to get the latest information, straight from the source.  The organization has actually been hosting these workshops across the country in the past few weeks to ensure that the application process is [...]

The Broadband Stimulus Marches On

It’s been a busy few days in the broadband world.  As many of you probably know, the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the broadband stimulus program was announced last week, outlining the rules for both the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).  The massive NOFA document is 120+ pages [...]

New York City Broadband Gap

I was in New York City recently for a few meetings and learned that the broadband gap I discussed a few weeks ago in Brooklyn also exists in Harlem. While I was at lunch with a couple business associates we overheard a group of people complaining about their Internet service.  Thinking I could help out, [...]

Mind the (Broadband) Gap

The broadband stimulus has lead to a lot of talk recently about the rural areas across the country that lack broadband coverage. In fact, just last week, an article in the Tennessean reviewed broadband grievances from consumers and business owners a like.      The article noted, “In many counties, the public library is the place [...]