The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces US$1.2 billion in grants and loans for 126 broadband deployment projects. The new awards include grants for WiMax deployments, for fiber deployments and for DSL deployments. Windstream, a broadband provider based in Little Rock, Arkansas, received about $66.4 million, mostly grants, for high-speed DSL, fixed wireless and other broadband projects in seven states. The RUS has now distributed more than $2.6 billion in broadband grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”]