Tuesday, February 10, 2009

E-Commerce News: Telecom: Does Billions for Rural Broadband Belong in the Stimulus Plan?

The hope is that construction of these networks will create jobs, and that better access to broadband will spur all sorts of new economic activity. Yet not everyone agrees that broadband funding belongs in a stimulus plan.

Some critics of the idea wonder how many people will actually sign up for the new networks once they are built. Others question how many jobs broadband investments will really create. Even supporters debate whether Congress is going about funding broadband expansion the right way.
E-Commerce News: Telecom: Does Billions for Rural Broadband Belong in the Stimulus Plan?
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