With "nearly" $28 billion in bids put in for broadband stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), it is quite clear that many companies, operators, and tech groups have applied for grants or loans. (See Recovery Act: Round One Brings 'Nearly $28B' in Bids.)

Unstrung's stimulus index is tracking these bids. So far we know of 19 operators or tech organizations that have applied:

Table 1: Broadband Stimulus Applicants

Company/Group	Amount	Project	Areas	Program
360networks	TBA	Fiber optic network	Western U.S.	TBA
Champion WiFi	$2.7M	City WiFi network	Monrovia, Calif.	BTOP
Clearwire	TBA	Mobile WiMax	TBA	TBA
Cricket Communications	$8.6M	High-speed wireless Internet access	Multiple Cities	TBD
DigitalBridge	$100M	WiMax	TBA	TBA
ERF Wireless	$20M	Rural WiMax	Louisiana, Texas	TBA
Hughes Network Systems	TBA	Satellite Broadband	Continental U.S.	TBA
IBEC	TBA	BPL	Alabama	TBD
Internet America	TBA	Fixed Wireless	Rural Texas	BTOP/BIP
KeyOn	$150M	WiMax network	Nationwide	BIP
Level 3 Communications	Less than $50M	Improving amplifier stations	Kansas, Tennessee	TBD
National Medical Wireless Broadband Alliance	TBD	Wireless medical networks	70 U.S. hospitals	BTOP
OpenCape	$40M	Fiber optic network	Massachusetts/New England	BTOP
SkyTerra Communications	$37M	Develop 700 MHz public safety devices	N/A	BTOP
TDS Telecom	TBD	Wireline	13 U.S. states	BIP
TowerStream	$120M	WiMax	17 underserved metro areas	BTOP
WildBlue Communications	$30M	Satellite broadband	Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming	BTOP
Xfone	TBD	Wireline	TBD	TBD
Yonder Media	$9.4M	Internet access in remote areas	Nevada, California	TBD
BIP: Broadband Initiatives Program BTOP: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program TBA: To Be Announced: TBD: To Be Determined Sources: Unstrung, Cable Digital News, Business Week

With nearly 2,200 bids in, this list is by no means complete yet. Ninety percent of our data comes from announcements by the operators or groups themselves. Even though all applications for the first round of the broadband stimulus effort have to have been completed by now, organizations are still coming forward with new announcements of bids. (See Recovery Act: Round One Brings 'Nearly $28B' in Bids.)

In the coming weeks, the government is expected to post a database of all the separate bids. Winners of the funds will be announced by September at the earliest.

Please note that we aren't including bids from cities and states, libraries, and educational authorities in this table. We may create a separate table -- or tables -- for these applicants when those bids become public.

We invite readers to send in any updates. If they're applicable, we'll add them to the table. Please send email updates to [email protected].

— Dan Jones, Site Editor, Unstrung