Senator Patrick Leahy: National Telecommunications Information Administration Awards $47 Million for Building Broadband Infrastructure in Vermont

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke with Senator Leahy, Senator Sanders, Representative Welch and Governor Douglas on the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) awarding of a $33.4 million grant to the Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA) and a $13.7 million grant to the Vermont Telephone Company (VTEL) through NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The two grants are part of a $7.2 billion broadband investment program that Congress and President Obama crafted as part of last year’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Production Date: 07/02/2010
Catalog Number: 8681
Archive Number: 8681
Series: Senator Patrick Leahy
Length: 00:18:12
Town: National
Geography: Vermont
Event Type: Legislative
Content Type: Other

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1 Friday July 2, 2010 at 7:30 PM
2 Monday July 5, 2010 at 7:10 PM
3 Tuesday July 6, 2010 at 6:00 PM
4 Wednesday July 7, 2010 at 1:30 PM
5 Saturday July 10, 2010 at 6:10 PM
6 Sunday July 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM
7 Monday July 12, 2010 at 12:15 AM
8 Monday July 12, 2010 at 5:15 AM
9 Monday July 12, 2010 at 11:15 AM
10 Monday July 12, 2010 at 1:30 PM

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