Tuesday, September 28, 2010

By Donny Jackson
Yesterday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced the 14 recipients of $206.8 million in broadband stimulus grants — monies sought by most of the 21 jurisdictions receiving FCC waivers to build out 700 MHz broadband wireless networks for public-safety users.

For first responders, the good news was that more than 80% of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant money awarded yesterday went to public-safety entities. The bad news was that only two jurisdictions — the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications Systems Authority ($154.6 million) and Adam County, Colo. ($12.1 million) — received funding. ...

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