The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded just over $74.4 million in grant funds to 28 Tribal entities as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). A total of 28 grants went to Tribal…
The state of New Mexico has awarded $66.8 million to cover some of the costs of making broadband available to 10,300 unserved and underserved locations. Tribal areas were the big winners, with more than half of the funding ($40.72 million)…
Alan Davidson, assistant secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information for NTIA, kicked off the next round of funding in the tribal broadband program in a pre-briefing with reporters yesterday. NTIA has $980 million available for the next round, and…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded eight grants totaling nearly $4 million ($3,998,000) to eight Tribes as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). Grants were awarded to Tribal entities in California, Idaho,…
The FCC has adopted an order providing Tribal libraries and other E-Rate participants enhanced access to funding. The order is designed to enable Tribal libraries and other E-Rate participants to more easily acquire affordable, high-speed broadband services and equipment to…
Washington, DC – June 29, 2023 – The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), today launched the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete) competition. Recompete was authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act and is a part…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced 17 awards totaling about $8.39 million in the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). The awards will support Tribal lands in California, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma and Washington. The awards…
McLean, Virginia – June 6, 2023 – /PRNewswire/ — Kajeet®, a leading wireless connectivity and device management provider for education, government, and enterprise markets, is proud to announce a transformative partnership to build a hybrid fiber and wireless network for the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. This…
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced $2.7 million in National Tribal Broadband Grants to 18 Tribes and Tribal organizations. The National Tribal Broadband Grant Program enables Tribes to receive funding for a variety of uses, including driving economic development…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded funds to nine Tribes totaling $4.5 million as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), bringing the total program awards to more than $1.77 billion to 166 Tribal entities. Each…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded $5,841,477.13 in grants to 12 Tribes in the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). The awards will provide access to 164 previously unserved Tribal homes, support benefits to those already receiving services…
Scottsdale, Arizona – April 11, 2023 – Saddleback Communications, a provider of world-class, fiber-based voice and data communications to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC), announced today the availability of new Business Fiber Internet service packages. “All businesses need reliable…
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