Tom Evslin
Stimulus Actually Slows-Down Broadband Deployment In U.S.
Unfortunately, no matter what else the stimulus bill may or may not have done, it’s slowed down the rate of broadband deployment in the US over the last year.
Topics: carrier, broadband stimulus, government, ISP, telecommunications, broadband, telecom
Where Are the Signs?
“How come there are no stimulus road projects in Vermont?” As Vermont’s stimulus czar, I hear this question all the time. “There are lots of stimulus-funded road projects in Vermont,” I reply. But I know what’s coming next.
Topics: ISP, Vermont, construction
The Smart Grid Opportunity in Pictures
Save money, protect the environment, achieve greater energy independence, create economic opportunity – these are the promises of a smart electrical grid. Is this too good to be true? Look at the pictures below from ISO New England, the grid system which Vermont belongs to.
Topics: Smart Grid, Vermont
Leveraged Stimulus
Q. When does $72,000 equal $1 million? A. When leveraged, of course. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking advantage of this financial magic trick. The stimulus bill (aka American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or ARRA) allocated $2.5 billion to USDA to encourage broadband buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas. If USDA gave [...]
Broadband for EVERYbody
We used to think it was enough to make broadband accessible everywhere. That’s no longer good enough. We now need to make sure that everyone actually has broadband in his or her residence and business. Everyone! (voluntary cave dweller excepted). Our goal in Vermont is to combine stimulus money with private investment and state bonding [...]
Stimulus Delayed Is Depressing
Some programs meant to be funded under ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act aka the stimulus bill) are dangerously delayed in getting under way. It is still not possible to submit applications for broadband or smart grid or e-health projects (just to name a few) because no final rules have been promulgated describing how grants [...]
The Most Sought After Money in the Stimulus Bill
There is a sliver of money which can be used for almost any government program and which can supplant the use of state funds. This is the most sought after money in the whole stimulus program. Because there is so much flexibility in using it, everyone has an argument as to why it should go [...]
What’s a Smart Grid and Why Does It Matter?
Smart Grid benefits to consumers are lower overall rates and the chance to use very cheap way off-peak electricity for charging electric vehicles and appliances, generating and storing heat for later use, and adjustable activities like clothes washing and drying.
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Topics: broadband, Smart Grid, USA
My New Gig
Tom quits blogging to take state government job? Read all the gory details here.
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Topics: telephone, telecommunications, telecom, government, Microsoft, AT&T, carrier, India
