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Live at the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

March 10, 2009

Crowds line up to hear details on ARRA broadband funding from federal officials. Read More

Reflections on the NTIA Meeting

March 10, 2009

Knight Center of Digital Excellence CTO participates in NTIA meeting on ARRA funding process. Read More

HR Bill 760: Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009

March 05, 2009

New bill would provide tax credits for investment in broadband infrastructure. Read More

Stake your claim for the Gold Rush of ’09

March 04, 2009

The stimulus package is a great opportunity for communities to get funding for broadband, but they must move quickly. Read More

Community Connection March 2009

March 04, 2009

Knight Center of Digital Excellence Newsletter Read More

Some helpful Websites

February 22, 2009

Online resources related to the stimulus package. Read More

An investment strategy that will work

February 10, 2009

Tax incentives to incumbent providers, while effective in some circumstances, would simply encourage more of the same and keep us standing in place with little or no growth. That won’t do, given that the United States is already behind other developed nations in the volume, speed and locations where information can be sent and received over the Internet. We need to get moving. Read More