The government says it's providing broadband access that rural communities need to attract new businesses, educational opportunities and jobs by doling out billions of dollars in stimulus funds, including $256.4 million yesterday.
The NCTA and its member company Eagle Communications think the feds might be funding overbuilders and want a review of a $101 million broadband grant in Kansas.
The area in question is "already one of the best-served communities in western Kansas," said Eagle President Gary Shorman in a letter to NTIA and the Rural Utilities Service.
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