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Broadband Applications Crash Federal Systems

August 14, 2009/

Federal agencies handling applications for broadband stimulus grants have been forced to extend the deadline for applications because their online systems have buckled under the strain.

Applications were due by 5 PM eastern on Friday August 14, 2009, but the system converting applications into PDF-formatted documents has slowed to the point of being unusable.

As a result, both the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utility Service (RUS) have given applicants an extra week, until Thursday August 20 at 5 PM, to complete the application process.

However, only applicants who have begun the process by the original deadline are eligible for the extension.

by Michael Hickins

Full Story: http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/08/broadband_appli.html;jsessionid=2G50X0UUPDDMXQE1GHPSKHWATMY32JVN

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