Rural Broadband Stimulus not so Rural and not so Stimulating

Conn Carroll / June 17, 2009

ProPublica reports:

A key stimulus program to bring Internet service to rural America may not be up to the job of spending its $2.5 billion in extra funding effectively, according to a report (PDF) released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s inspector general.
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Monday’s report found that the Rural Utilities Service continues to grant loans to areas that already have broadband service and to communities near major cities. (more…)