Broadband Battle

Connecting Homes President Barack Obama, in his 2011 State of the Union address, set a goal of providing broadband access to 98 percent of American households in coming years. In a letter responding to a formal complaint by Citynet, Lawrence Strickling, assistant secretary for communications and inf...

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Published in:	The State Journal Vol. 27; no. 16; p. 1
Main Author:	Williams, Walt
Format:	Trade Publication Article
Language:	English
Published:	Charleston State Journal Corporation 22-04-2011
Subjects:	Broadband Communications networks Federal funding Federal legislation Grants Information superhighway Infrastructure Internet access Internet service providers Public officials Roads & highways Transportation planning West Virginia United States > US
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Summary:	Connecting Homes President Barack Obama, in his 2011 State of the Union address, set a goal of providing broadband access to 98 percent of American households in coming years. In a letter responding to a formal complaint by Citynet, Lawrence Strickling, assistant secretary for communications and infrastructure in the federal Department of Commerce, wrote there was no evidence for Citynet's claim that state officials stretched the truth when they said the funding would be used to provide services to homes and businesses.
ISSN:	1521-8767