Posted by Barlow Keener

Technorati Tags: FCC,NTIA,Cisco,Alcatel-Lucent,FTTH,Fiber,Recovery Act,BTOP On Friday, July 26, 2009, the NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) granted a “limited waiver” for the Buy America restriction in the  Recovery Act covering certain types of equipment that may be required for broadband projects.  The NTIA is responsible for overseeing the process of delivering $4.7 billion in stimulus [...]

Posted by Barlow Keener

Technorati Tags: FCC,Senate Commerce Committee,Genachowski Obama was voted in with lots of talk about reform.  Democrats could not wait to make change.  However, with other priorities like the economy teetering on the edge of the cliff and GM filing for bankruptcy and the $787 billion Recovery Act, more was on the agenda plate that could [...]

Posted by Barlow Keener

Technorati Tags: FCC,NTIA,Recovery Act,Buy America,Broadband The Recovery Act included a “Made in America” requirement for all $787 billion of stimulus funding. Section 1605 of the Act provides that in a “public work” all “manufactured goods used in the project” must be “produced in the United States.” A Federal agency is authorized to waive the requirement [...]