Congressional Digest

Congressional Digest April 2013 No. 4 Vol. 92
Broadband Expansion Programs in the Recovery Act

Broadband Expansion

Creating a High-Speed Internet Infrastructure in the United States

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Broadband Expansion Programs in the Recovery Act

Economic Stimulus Funding for Federal Broadband Infrastructure

Broadband infrastructure refers to networks of deployed telecommunications equipment and technologies necessary to provide high-speed Internet access and other advanced telecommunications services for private homes, businesses, commercial establishments, schools, and public institutions. In the United States, broadband infrastructure is constructed, operated, and maintained primarily by the private sector, including telephone, cable, satellite, wireless, and other information technology companies. Currently deployed broadband technologies include cable modem, DSL (copper wire), wireless systems (mobile and fixed), fiber, and satellite. Although broadband is deployed by private-sector providers, Federal and State regulation of the telecommunications industry as well as government financial assistance programs can have a…

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