One year after U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which earmarked $7.2 billion to extend broadband communications across the country, satellite firms have seen little benefit from the initiative.rnThe vast majority of contracts awarded to date have offered money for terrestrial wireless and fiber-optic projects. Nevertheless, industry officials say a federal program set to begin this spring that will set aside at least $100 million to bring satellite-based services to remote communities is an encouraging sign.
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机译:美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)签署了《美国复苏与再投资法案》(American Recovery and Reinvestment Act),该法案拨出72亿美元用于在全国范围内扩展宽带通信,一年之后,卫星公司几乎没有从该计划中受益。用于地面无线和光纤项目。尽管如此,行业官员说,一项联邦计划将于今年春季开始,该计划将拨出至少1亿美元,用于向偏远社区提供卫星服务,这是一个令人鼓舞的信号。
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