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		<title>NTIA Delivers for Vendors on Buy America Restrictions</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/06/29/ntia-delivers-for-vendors-on-buy-america-restrictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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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&#160; Recovery Act covering certain types of equipment that may be required for broadband projects.&#160; The NTIA is responsible for overseeing the process of delivering $4.7 billion in stimulus funding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 16: Let the Hearings Begin</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/06/15/june-16-let-the-hearings-begin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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Technorati Tags: FCC,Senate Commerce Committee,Genachowski
Obama was voted in with lots of talk about reform.&#160; Democrats could not wait to make change.&#160; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiving the Recovery Act&#8217;s Broadband &#8220;Buy America&#8221; Provision?</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/06/08/waiving-the-recovery-acts-broadband-buy-america-provision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whydom.com/2009/06/08/waiving-the-recovery-acts-broadband-buy-america-provision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NTIA: Show Us the Money</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/05/31/ntia-show-us-the-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whydom.com/2009/05/31/ntia-show-us-the-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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Technorati Tags: NTIA,ARRA,Recovery Act,National Broadband Plan,Recovery.gov

On May 18, 2009, NTIA submitted the first required quarterly progress 
   report to Congress on getting the Recovery Act funding out the door. Without a press release or press conference, NTIA “quietly” (a word GigaOm’s Stacey Higginbotham used) explained to Congress that the first tranche of broadband [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Broadband Fees Fund Broadband Growth?</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/05/25/should-broadband-fees-fund-broadband-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whydom.com/2009/05/25/should-broadband-fees-fund-broadband-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Technorati Tags: FCC,National Broadband Plan,ARRA
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (&#34;ARRA”) appropriated $7.2 billion for various broadband projects.&#160; The primary goals of the ARRA broadband provisions are 1) to increase broadband penetration for the unserved, both rural and urban, 2) to increase broadband adoption for the “underserved,” and 3) to deliver new jobs.&#160;&#160; The USDA’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spectrum&#8217;s Future: Use it or Lose It?</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/04/28/spectrums-future-use-it-or-lose-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whydom.com/2009/04/28/spectrums-future-use-it-or-lose-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Technorati Tags: Spectrum,FCC,NTIA,Senator Kerry
In 2003, President Bush issued an Executive Order entitled “Spectrum Policy for the 21st Century” ordering the Department of Commerce’s NTIA to identify spectrum and propose policies for the spectrum’s more efficient use. The Federal Government Spectrum Task Force was created led by NTIA and consisting of all the departments except for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Recovery Act Delivers Broadband Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/02/19/the-recovery-act-delivers-broadband-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whydom.com/2009/02/19/the-recovery-act-delivers-broadband-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While visiting Denver’s Museum of Nature and Science this week, President Obama signed the historic “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.” For the telecom industry, as well as other sectors of the economy, the Recovery Act presents the opportunity for obtaining billions of dollars of grants and loans and delivering jobs and hope to the economy.&#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Generation E911 Summit: Last Known Cell</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/02/03/next-generation-e911-summit-last-known-cell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whydom.com/2009/02/03/next-generation-e911-summit-last-known-cell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The FCC announced yesterday that it will host a summit on February 25, 2009, for coordinating Next Generation 911 deployment for IP-enabled voice service providers.&#160; The summit is required by the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (NET911 Act) which was unanimously passed by Congress last July.&#160; The NET911 Act required the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FCC Reform: McDowell Proposes Scheduled Open Meetings</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/01/28/fcc-reform-mcdowell-proposes-scheduled-open-meetings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whydom.com/2009/01/28/fcc-reform-mcdowell-proposes-scheduled-open-meetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday FCC Commissioner McDowell released a letter addressed to Acting Chairman Copps.&#160; One great suggestion (see the list) in his letter was the proposal that the Commission schedule in advance Open Meeting dates.&#160; Commissioner McDowell explained:
We need to improve our external communications regarding FCC processes and actions. As an immediate first step, I suggest that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FCC Denies Forbearance Again</title>
		<link>http://www.whydom.com/2009/01/26/fcc-denies-forbearance-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whydom.com/2009/01/26/fcc-denies-forbearance-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barlow Keener</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ In its first order after the resignation of Chairman Martin and departure of Commissioner Tate, the three remaining commissioners at the FCC, Copps, Adelstein, and McDowell, denied on January 21, 2009, a Petition for Forbearance filed by Feature Group IP.&#160;&#160; Feature Group IP requested in its October 23, 2007 Petition that the FCC forbear [...]]]></description>
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