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Stimulus funds for high-speed Internet access tangled up

February 09, 2010

USA Today And people who live in rural communities are 29% less likely than the rest of the country to have a broadband connection, research firm Parks Associates found in two surveys.

"We're just not sure what money will come forth and how or if it stimulates jobs," says Parks Associates CEO Tricia Parks. "We're not even sure of the goal."

From the article, "Stimulus funds for high-speed Internet access tangled up" by David Lieberman

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