Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Eldo Telecom: Congressman seeks broadband infrastructure deployment to alleviate "economic disaster" in California's Central Valley

Eldo Telecom: Congressman seeks broadband infrastructure deployment to alleviate "economic disaster" in California's Central Valley: "Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno sent a letter to President Barack Obama late last week requesting Obama create a federal economic disaster designation and declare the San Joaquin Valley its first designee.

The letter to the president requests rural broadband development as well as higher unemployment benefits, other infrastructure improvements to put people work, and expansion and modernization of federally qualified health centers."

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This is from Fred Pilot's blog. Interesting idea--creating the designation "economic disaster area." But right now there would be a lot of competition for that title.

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