Billions pegged to expand broadband Internet service to rural and underserved areas. (How will your company participate?)

At first glance, perhaps no line item in the nearly $900 billion stimulus program under consideration on Capitol Hill would seem to offer a more perfect way to jump-start the economy than the billions pegged to expand broadband Internet service to rural and underserved areas.

Proponents say it will create jobs, build crucial infrastructure and begin to fulfill one of President Obama’s major campaign promises: to expand the information superhighway to every corner of the land, giving local businesses an electronic edge and offering residents a dazzling array of services like online health care and virtual college courses.

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/us/politics/03broadband.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&ref=todayspaper

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Michael Strand of Strand & Associates, PLLC http://matr.net/click.php?id=1343&url=http://strandprofessionalservices.com/ has been highly successful in obtaining millions of dollars in grants and low-interest loans for his clients in the telecom, information technology, broadband and energy clients for the past 17 years.

If you are interested in seeking funding from the emerging stimulus package in these and other technology areas please contact Mr. Strand at 406-465-5792 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Michael would be pleased to provide any number of professional references along with a curriculum vitae, and is able to work on these matters anywhere in the United States and some areas abroad.