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U.S. to fund broadband plan through existing programs

time March 3rd, 2010 by author David Goldstein

The U.S. National Broadband Plan set for release this month will not call for additional spending beyond the existing programs, a move likely to garner support from lawmakers, a Federal Communications Commission official said on Wednesday.

The highly anticipated blueprint will be “revenue neutral” overall because spectrum auctions will compensate for any needed spending, said the official, who was not authorized to speak before the public release of the plan.

To read this Reuters report in full, see:
www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0324025620100303
in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-46632220100303

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