$7.2 Billion Broadband Stimulus Almost Finalized > Dept Agriculture has poor record on using funds for broadban

Dept Agriculture has poor record on using funds for broadban

Rural electric co-ops are pretty good though. We are serviced by one (Sussex REC) and they are by far the best utility I've ever had service from.

Heard of Stelera Wireless? There are a few others, but there are a few companies who are using USDA funds for rolling out broadband, mostly wireless, to underserved areas. OTOH we're talking about low-speed offerings; Stelera AFAIK is the fastest right now, and they're just using HSDPA. Maybe HSPA.

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Senator Harkin (D-Iowa) is a clown. He originally added a $75 Million provision to the stimulus for the prevention of smoking.

»www.islandpacket.com/opinion/let···282.html

He even went on CNN to defend it. Republican or Democrat it doesn't matter the political process is broken and easy to be influenced by self interest and preserving power. A congressman or senator has to be on a committee to have any real say so. They can't be on a committee unless they play ball with the senior party leaders. Because legislation is written in committees, that newly elected "I'm gonna change Washington" politician becomes like the rest of them. I'm not referring to Barack Obama specifically, it goes for ANYONE elected.

Unless Americans start voting out incumbents or for a third party, nothing will ever change. I fear that will never happen because Americans have become polarized and easy to manipulate.

And this is one Pennsylvanian who will be voting out Arlen Spector in 2010. He's been an idiot for too long, but his democratic opponent has usually been even less palatable. Not any more, Arlen needs to be retired. To bad we can't cancel his pension that he didn't earn.