Governments Offer Picks for Broadband Dollars

Alabama, Arizona, Missouri, Illinois and Kansas have made recommendations to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for broadband stimulus grants. The Alabama Broadband Initiative urged that the federal government fund 41 projects noting that "infrastructure projects within the State are our number one priority." The the State of Arizona Government Information Technology Agency recommended 21 projects without any commentary. Gov. Jeremiah W. Nixon (D-Missouri) offered 16 recommendations while articulating a detailed framework for bringing more comprehensive broadband to the state. Illinois winnowed 140 applicants for broadband projects to a list of 31 recommended projects, and Kansas narrowed its pool of 85 applicants to 22.