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U.K. releases report recommending universal broadband access

Parallel to the Obama Administration's and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's crucial inclusion of provisions to move toward universal broadband access for U.S. citizens, last month the U.K. government took a significant step forward to ensure the same for its citizens by publishing Digital Britain: The Interim Report

U.K. releases report recommending universal broadband access

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Senate Stimulus Compromise Cuts $2 billion from original Senate broadband investment plan

The Collins-Nelson Amendment to the original Senate version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan was released this weekend, including $7 billion in broadband investment. The compromise bill -- which has been accepted by the Senate Democratic leadership -- cuts broadband spending by $2 billion from the amount in the original Senate economic stimulus, but still is more generous than the $6 billion in the bill passed by the House of Representatives last month.

Senate Stimulus Compromise Cuts $2 billion from original Senate broadband investment plan

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Senate Stimulus Passes with $7 billion broadband investment plan

Today the Senate passed its version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, including $7 billion in broadband investment. While this represents a $2 billion cut for broadband from the original Senate proposal, it is still more generous than the $6 billion in the bill passed by the House of Representatives last month.

Senate Stimulus Passes with $7 billion broadband investment plan