[Commentary] Out of the 2,200 applications asking for nearly $28 billion in broadband stimulus funds from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utilities Service (RUS), how many do you expect will propose to offer 768 kbps downstream and 200 kbps upstream broadband? The Federal Communications Commission should root through the thousands of applications to find out exactly what applicants are proposing. They could get a good picture of what speeds are economically viable in some of the most hard-to-reach areas.
