Broadband Stimulus Funding Preserved

On July 27, the House approved -- on a 308-114 vote -- a fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations measure (HR 4899), which eliminated previous House amendments that would have rescinded $302 million in funding for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program and $300 million in funding for the Broadband Initiatives Program. The measure already passed by the Senate and now awaits President Barack Obama's signature.