Broadband Sector Articles
FCC Moves Create Broadband Opportunities For Pacific Northwest Tribes
Tribes in the Pacific Northwest seem poised to narrow the digital divide, thanks to a couple...
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Tribal Digital Village Network Connects to International Internet Exchange
Photo Courtesy Tribal Digital Village Network for Native Business Fourteen Tribes in Southern...
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Tribal Telecom Company to Upgrade Broadband Infrastructure With $4.3M Grant
“Geographically, we are only a short drive away from the second-largest city in New York, but digitally, we are generations behind. We are changing that.”
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Tribal Nations Can Claim Unlicensed EBS Spectrum
Roughly 554 tribes in the United States have access to EBS Spectrum (or LTE) within their Tribal territory, according to EnerTribe.
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FCC Chair Ajit Pai Speaks at National Tribal Broadband Summit
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai spoke at the National Tribal Broadband Summit in Washington, D.C. on September 23rd.
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ASRC Federal Celebrates the Launch of Arctic Broadband Point of Presence in Alaska’s North Slope
The ASRC Federal team recently joined partners Quintillion and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska, to mark the launch of the Arctic broadband PoP.
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Navajo Nation Calls T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Essential to its Economic Recovery
The Navajo Nation supports the $26 billion T-Mobile/Sprint merger, saying it will provide the infrastructure for 21st Century reservation jobs.
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Over 44,000 Tribal Homes and Businesses in 13 States to Receive FCC Broadband Support
Taking further steps to close the digital divide, the FCC has authorized support over the next decade for maintaining, improving and expanding affordable broadband in 44,243 homes and businesses on Tribal lands nationwide.
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Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries Secures Nearly $4.1M in FCC Funding for Broadband on Wind River Reservation
A $4.1 million injection over the next decade will empower the Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries (NATI) to expand broadband to rural homes and businesses on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
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Warren’s Proposal Earmarks $5B to Expand Tribal Broadband, Tribes Win Ruling Against FCC on 5G Infrastructure
Today the D.C Circuit ruled that the FCC failed to sufficiently justify its order permitting telecom providers to deploy 5G small-cell infrastructure at Tribal heritage sites without proper Tribal consultation or completing historic preservation and environmental reviews.
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