Rural Cable Providers Chase $1.3 Billion in Broadband Stimulus

Approximately 83 small, independent cable companies have applied for $1.3 billion in funding from the broadband stimulus program the American Cable Association reports. Companies including NPG Cable, Wave Broadband, Boycom Cablevision, and NewWave Communications applied for both middle and last mile broadband projects. "ACA urges NTIA and RUS to recognize that ACA members have been reliable providers of advanced communications services in rural areas and represent the best of hope of extending broadband into the most economically and technically challenging areas in the country. We encourage the agencies to approve all of our members' applications," says ACA President and CEO Matthew Polka.