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Article: CAGW Seeks Strict Scrutiny of Broadband Stimulus Grants.
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- Electronics Newsweekly
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today raised objections to 23 applications for broadband stimulus grants totaling $550 million that have been submitted to the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA).
"There have been numerous reports of waste and mismanagement of stimulus funds, such as hundreds of underage 'first-time homebuyers,' including a four year-old, seeking the $8,000 tax credit," said CAGW President Tom Schatz. "There is a total of $4.7 billion at stake in the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, which should not become another opportunity to waste the taxpayers' money."
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