The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded two grants for more than $25.7 million to two Tribal nations: The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota and the Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico- as…
Washington, DC – January 31, 2023 – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today it has awarded $500,000 to the Passamaquoddy at Pleasant Point as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). This new grant brings the total of the…
The latest batch of awards in the NTIA Tribal Broadband Connectivity program totals more than $600 million. The 23 grants will go to tribal entities in 15 states to cover some of the costs of deploying broadband to tribal areas…
September 13, 2022 – Tribal Communications, LLC announces a new partnership with Ready.net (Ready) / Broadband.money that will expand both companies’ capacity to support broadband, digital equity, and other broadband and telecommunications projects with Tribal Nations, entities, and enterprises. As unprecedented federal funding is deployed across…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded more than $143.6 million in funds from the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program in two states. The awards will provide funds for broadband internet infrastructure deployment projects for…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded more than $118.8 million in grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, bringing the total amount of program grants awarded to date to more than $457 million. The…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded $49,112,883.26 in grants to tribes in two states. The awards to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians of Mississippi and the Osage Nation of Oklahoma will provide funds for high-speed internet…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded more than $146 million to tribal entities in New Mexico. The awards will provide five tribal entities with funds for broadband internet projects. NTIA recently added $1 billion…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has added $1 billion to the current Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) funding period, which closes at the beginning of next month. The initial program, with just under a $1 billion in funding,…
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded $51 million in a pair of grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. NTIA received more than 300 applications for the program during the application window, which closed on…
Commnet Broadband said today that it plans to acquire Sacred Wind Enterprises, a move that would unite two broadband providers focused on serving tribal areas. Commnet Broadband, a subsidiary of ATN International, traditionally has focused on the wholesale market in…
Verizon is planning to provide enhanced connectivity for 80 Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools operated by Native American tribes on 64 tribal reservations in 13 states. Verizon expects its investment to provide reliable, high-speed internet service and connected devices…
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