There's a new blog in town, BTOP Reviewer, by Mike O'Connor that documents his experience as he applies to be a reviewer for the NTIA's Broadband Technology Opportunity Program. As a reviewer, he would read and judge about seven of the 2200 applications to spend the $4.2 billion in stimulus money that Congress has aimed at broadband.
So far, Mike has applied to be a reviewer -- an unpaid position -- and he's waiting. The process is on a very short fuse. The program is designed to distribute the money rapidly, to pump money into the economy and stimulate constructive, job creating projects.
Despite the short fuse, he's waiting.
And he's waiting.
And he's getting discouraged.
And now, despite his very obvious eagerness to help, it looks like he's not going to be chosen to be among the first reviewers.
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So far, Mike has applied to be a reviewer -- an unpaid position -- and he's waiting. The process is on a very short fuse. The program is designed to distribute the money rapidly, to pump money into the economy and stimulate constructive, job creating projects.
Despite the short fuse, he's waiting.
And he's waiting.
And he's getting discouraged.
And now, despite his very obvious eagerness to help, it looks like he's not going to be chosen to be among the first reviewers.
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