Friday, December 9, 2011

Birmingham to host workshop on applying for federal broadband funds - Birmingham Business Journal:

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The public broadband grant and loan workshop will be held July 14 at the Sheratonm Birmingham Hotel at 2101 RicharxArrington Jr. Blvd. N. It is sponsored by the Departmentof Commerce'z National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service. The stimulus funds are becoming availablse in the first round of American Recoveryy and ReinvestmentAct funding. It is aimed at expanding broadband access, creating jobs and building Internety infrastructure.
Earlier this Vice President Joe Biden announcec the availabilityof $4 billion in Recovery Act loansx and grants to help bring broadband service to unservedc and underserved communities across America. Commerce Departmenft NTIA Senior Advisor Mark Seifert and USDA Rurak Development Acting State Director Beverly Helton are making opening Attendeescan pre-register for the event online at

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