The House Appropriations Committee approved $7.29 billion for telecom loans...
The House Appropriations Committee approved $7.29 billion for telecom loans in the FY13 agriculture appropriations bill on Tuesday. The committee also approved $27.1 million for the Department of Agriculture’s distance learning, telemedicine and broadband program, including $15 million for rural…
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telemedicine and distance learning grants. The committee said it was “disappointed” with the progress of broadband projects funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and ordered the USDA to “significantly quicken” the pace of broadband project review, approval and completion. The bill also ordered the agency to report on how the FCC’s plans to reform the USF and intercarrier compensation will affect Rural Utility Service telecom borrowers. The bill will next be considered by the House Rules Committee on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in room H-313 of the Capitol.