[RTC List] Broadband Stimulus Funds Delayed

[William Van Hefner]

Larry,

Honestly, I think that even if the money had been allocated this Summer,
it probably would not have come in time for any actual work to get
lined-up in this area before the "rainy season" hit us. With all of the
work that goes into obtaining permits, environmental impact reports,
engineering studies, putting out contracts for bid, etc., a few weeks
doesn't really seem adequate.

If the money comes through in December, it might give groups involved the
chance to start work in Spring or Summer of 2010. With our luck, the
stimulus money will probably end-up getting handed out AFTER the economy
recovers! :-)


-- 
William Van Hefner
President

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On Tue, May 26, 2009 11:40 am, Larry Goldberg wrote:
> While I'm not surprised, I'm really disappointed in hearing this.  I
> don't know what it will mean to the whole industry, but it's really going
> to put a crimp in all our plans to get "shovel-ready" projects off the
> ground sooner than later.  I'll wait to see what kind of push- back the
> Obama people give to this news.
>
>
>
> On May 26, 2009, at 11:12 AM, William Van Hefner wrote:
>
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>> All,
>>
>>
>> A snippet from telecom publication Telecompetitor. Looks like the free
>> Obama money won't be rolling-in quite as soon as some had hoped...
>>
>>
>>
>> The broadband stimulus program has been delayed. It looks like the
>> first funding round won’t commence until December 2009. This was revealed
>>  in a Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) quarterly report
>> to Congress. The now December timeframe for grant distribution was
>> originally believed to be scheduled for sometime this summer.
>>
>> The rest of the article is available at
>> http://telecompetitor.com/node/1264
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> William Van Hefner - President
>>
>>
>> Vantek Communications, Inc.
>> e-mail: editor at humboldtonline.com
>> http://www.humboldtonline.com
>>
>>
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