BIP applicants don't have to deal with this political dog-and-pony show (er., BS =)
-Charles -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of St. Louis Broadband Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:42 PM To: li...@stlbroadband.com; 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] Letter from BTOP Has anyone else received this letter from BTOP? We received it yesterday. Dear BTOP applicant: Thank you for submitting your application for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), the $4.7 billion grant program established by Congress in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to expand and enhance broadband capabilities in the United States. The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is working to ensure that funds from the Recovery Act are made available as quickly, effectively, and fairly as possible. In the Recovery Act, NTIA was authorized to consult with states, territories, possessions, and the District of Columbia ("states") regarding the identification of unserved and underserved areas within their borders and the allocation of grants funds to projects affecting each state. Accordingly, NTIA is making relevant information about your project available on its website www.broadbandusa.gov for states and the public to review: applicant name, contact information, amount requested, and a description of the application. On September 8, 2009, you also received an email from NTIA requesting your permission to post your project's Executive Summary, or a partially redacted version thereof, on www.broadbandusa.gov. Assuming you have granted the requested permission, this information will also be made available to states and the public. If you have not yet responded to our September 8 email, please do so (to b...@ntia.doc.gov) at your earliest convenience. NTIA is affording states the opportunity to comment on BTOP applications that propose to serve areas within their jurisdiction and to provide an explanation of why certain applications meet the greatest needs of the state. Information provided by states will be among the factors considered by NTIA in making final awards. To protect any confidential information or trade secrets contained in your application, NTIA is providing states with only the limited information described above. Many states may wish to consider additional information contained in your application before making recommendations to NTIA and may contact you to request such information. Because states have been asked to submit any recommendations to NTIA by October 14, 2009, we recommend you respond as quickly as possible to any information requests from states to give them sufficient time to consider it before commenting to NTIA. We also request that you do not send information to the states unless and until! you are asked to do so by a state. Please note that your application remains under consideration until NTIA has notified you in writing regarding any changes to your status. Notifications will be made on a rolling basis in the coming weeks, and as such you may not hear from NTIA immediately. Thank you again for applying to BTOP. If you have any further questions regarding the state consultation process, please call (202) 482-2048 or email us at b...@ntia.doc.gov and we will do our best to assist you as quickly as possible. Victoria Proffer www.StLouisBroadband.com 314-974-5600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/