USTelecom Complains of Onerous Rules in Broadband Stimulus

In one of the first signs of industry sentiment responding to the rules governing the dispersal of the broadband stimulus funds, industry association USTelecom has issued a statement that attacks the "lengthy and complex grant requirements". The statement from the association's president and CEO, Walter B. McCormick Jr., notes that "some of the new mandates seem to go well beyond current laws and FCC rules, and may lead to the kind of continuing uncertainty and delay that is antithetical to the President’s primary goals of economic stimulus and... [read full story]                    

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