House Republicans continue to be concerned that the federal agencies responsible for managing broadband...
House Republicans continue to be concerned that the federal agencies responsible for managing broadband stimulus funds aren’t using taxpayer dollars efficiently, according to a memo made public Monday. The memo circulated ahead of the House Communications Subcommittee’s broadband oversight hearing…
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with NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling and Rural Utilities Service Acting Administrator John Padalino scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn. The committee memo said Republicans were particularly concerned about allegations that funds had been used to deploy broadband access in areas that are already served. The memo said it would have been better to direct the $7 billion granted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act towards areas where there was no economic business case for the private sector to deploy services. “That, at least, would have focused government intervention on market failures and been more targeted to the ostensible goal of expanding broadband access to people for whom service was not available,” the memo said. The memo added that GOP members are also concerned that NTIA and RUS have failed to reduce financial waste at a time when the federal government is considering drastic cuts to all federal agencies.