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		<title>A SUGGESTED FLORIDA BROADBAND POLICY AND STRATEGY</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Tait</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Broadband as an essential utility has become the central nervous system of our economy; an individual or entity can not fully participate in our society without broadband access. “Broadband networks provide a fundamental platform on which many different entities can build to offer valuable goods and services that will benefit Americans as consumers, workers, and citizens.”  As recognized by Congress and the Federal Communications Commission, broadband networks are now seen as a vital component of the 21st century national infrastructure comparable to canals, railroads and telegraph in the 19th century; and interstate highways, telephones and electricity in the 20th century.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Round One RUS/NTIA Applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Tait</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An estimated $447 Million dollar first round of Broadband Applications in Florida shows how critical access to high speed broadband fiber optic networks are to our economy, safety, health, and security.]]></description>
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		<title>First Round of Funding Nets and Overwhelming Response</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hewitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The numbers are in: 2,200 applications are requesting $27.6 billion in Round One of broadband stimulus funding. The problem: There’s only $4.3 billion available. With an excess of $23.3 billion in requests it is not going to be pretty. According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), applications [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hewitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Round one of the ARRA Broadband funding applications is over - next comes the real work of breaking the "Status Quo" and achieving a truly sustainable nation of connected citizens.]]></description>
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