[Commentary] After the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Rural Utilities Service and the states complete their initial reviews of broadband stimulus applications, why not release a list of finalists and solicit input from the public? The NTIA and RUS could collect a lot of good feedback from the public about these projects: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Not only would this provide some cover for the hard decisions NTIA and RUS have to make, but it would also give the public some way to contribute and feel better informed and more involved with this process.
