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Monday, July 12, 2010

Broadband Grants Fill Commercial Gap: New York Times

A feature in yesterday's New York Times provided several examples of the expected impact to individuals, businesses and community anchors of the recently announced NTIA broadband grants, which included $62 million to NLR and research and education partners.

The grants will connect institutions like schools and hospitals in regions "that big Internet providers have bypassed because the expected revenue was too small to justify the big investments needed," according to the article.

A good read.