We got some good and bad news on our road to pursuing ARRA broadband stimulus funding. The good news is that they report that there remains a strong level of interest in our application. The bad news is that it now appears that a final decision won’t be forthcoming until mid to late March.

We thought we’d share our progress – especially for folks in similar boats. We are considering whether and how to submit a Round Two application. And like many of you we are in a quandary about whether to make changes to the application and if we make changes – what changes to make. We feel that our application already addressed some of the emphasized qualifications for Round Two – but of course – again like so many others – we’re not sure what has gotten us this far and what might make our initiative even more appealing.

Also it sounds as if the timeline for announcements for Round One has been extended. We thought that might be of interest to folks too. The journey continues.

Bernadine