Large U.S. telcos have their doubts about whether it will make any sense at all to apply for any funds under the National Telecommunications & Information Administration's portion of "broadband stimulus" funds, and generally are barred from applying under the Rural Utilities Service rules.
It appears small, independent, rural telcos have similar qualms. Attendees at a MetaSwitch Forum workshop on the broadband stimulus plan were shaking their heads in disbelief about "strings" attached to receipt of funds under the RUS plan, in particular the nebulous language about investments in access that allow multiple providers to compete.
Depending on how the final rules shape up, it is conceivable that most telcos and cable companies will decide not to participate directly.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
More Qualms About Broadband Stimulus: This Time From Small Rural Telcos
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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