July 06, 2021 — NTIA will host webinars in connection with the three new broadband grant programs authorized and funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: The Broadband Infrastructure Program, the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, and the Connecting Minority Communities…
Forty states now have broadband funds, according to new research from Pew Charitable Trusts. The 10 states that don’t have them are North Dakota, Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Hawaii. Pew Charitable Trusts…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said last week that they have agreed on how they will share information on issues related to distribution of funds for…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is administering a new Connecting Minority Communities Pilot program that aims to support minority communities with funding for technology advancement and broadband. The program has a $268 million budget, appropriated from the Consolidated…
Consumers, businesses and other interested parties can now see different data about broadband access via the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) new Indicators of Broadband Need interactive broadband map. Broadband mapping is a hot button issue, given the role…
Representatives from the Biden Administration have announced availability of $1 billion in Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The tribal program was funded through the recent Consolidated Appropriations Act…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released rules for the NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Program, which has $288 million in grants available for rural broadband infrastructure deployments. The funding will be awarded only to partnerships between states or political…
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today announces its latest efforts to make mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band (3550-3700 MHz) available for 5G and other advanced wireless services to a diverse array of operators, including actions that…
Thirty states now are now participants in the National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM), a geographic information system (GIS) platform run by the National Telecommunications Industry Association (NTIA). The goal is to create “a national platform that can help inform policymakers…
The NTIA revealed additional details on its Tribal broadband program, officially known as the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). The program will provide up to $1 billion to improve broadband on Tribal lands. According to a recent report from ILSR,…
The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday, would make over $100 billion available for broadband initiatives. The majority of the funding — $80 billion – would go toward building broadband infrastructure, primarily rural…
The Universal Broadband Act introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday aims to expand the contribution base from which funding for the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) program is drawn. The USF, which has four sub-programs, has increasingly been focused…
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