Secretary Gary Locke, joined by Senator Mary Landrieu, announced an $80 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investment to help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education and healthcare in Louisiana. The Louisiana Broadband Alliance, a collaboration among six state agencies, plans to deploy more than 900 miles of fiber-optic network to expand broadband Internet service in some of the most economically distressed regions of Louisiana. (Acrobat PDF 40Kb)

NTIA Awards Grants for Broadband Mapping and Planning in Virginia and American Samoa: NTIA announced that it has awarded grants to fund broadband mapping and planning activities in Virginia and American Samoa under NTIA’s State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program.

NTIA's February 2010 Quarterly Status Report: NTIA submitted the February 2010 quarterly status report on the Broadband Technology and Opportunities Program (BTOP) to Congress. (Acrobat PDF 254 Kb)

Testimony of Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, NTIA, Before the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 4, 2010. (Acrobat PDF 181 Kb)

NTIA announces that the closing deadline for the submission of applications for Comprehensive Community Infrastructure (CCI) projects under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) is extended until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on March 26, 2010. There are no changes to the application filing window for Public Computer Center (PCC) and Sustainable Broadband Adoption (SBA) projects. (Acrobat PDF 14 Kb)

Testimony of Daniel J. Weitzner, Associate Administrator for Policy Analysis and Development, NTIA, Before the Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, Committee on the Judiciary. (Delivered March 2) (Acrobat PDF 133 Kb)

Commerce Secretary Locke announced a $4.7 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) investment to help bridge the technological divide and increase economic opportunities in Clark County, Nevada.

Secretary Locke announced 23 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments to increase broadband access and adoption in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

Secretary Locke announced a $84 million Recovery Act grant to bring high-speed Internet access to more than 100 community anchor institutions. The investment will allow the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) to deliver new and enhanced broadband capabilities to some of the more remote regions of the state by adding 830 miles of fiber and eight new microwave sites to their existing high-speed network.

NTIA announced a $7.25 million Recovery Act grant for vulnerable and low-income communities in Los Angeles, the Central Valley, Orange County, San Diego, and the Inland Empire in California. The grant to the California Emerging Technology Fund will fund digital literacy training for more than 675,000 individuals, enabling them to make use of key educational, employment, and health resources online.