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 funding [...]
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 be [...]
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 if [...]
