The Democratic Party is making high-speed Internet access a new plank in its economic agenda as it tries to regain trust among middle-class Americans in the country’s heartland. Democratic lawmakers are calling for $40 billion in new federal funding for infrastructure projects for rural and tribal areas and other regions, whose access to fast, affordable
The Tribal Digital Village has been working since 2001 to improve access to internet for reservation residents, and has faced some unique challenges. Indigenous peoples living on tribal lands are some of the most underserved people in the US when it comes to broadband. Many tribes share similar barriers no matter where they are in
2017 Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference October 1-3, 2017 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM We look forward to seeing you October 2-3, 2017, for NAFOA’s 2017 Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, OK. The fall conference is an opportunity to meet with tribal leaders, federal agencies, and
The FCC’s Office of Native Affairs and Policy and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau are hosting a Tribal Consultation with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and staff from the Chairman’s office along with senior FCC staff from ONAP and WTB on issues addressed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry entitled Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by
Native Public Media Leadership Selected to Participate in ICANN60 by Elyse Dempsey
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) move to repeal Net Neutrality and classification of Broadband Internet as a Title II Telecommunications Service could have significant impact on rural America, where the digital divide is already the largest. In this edition of Mountain Talk, host Mimi Pickering explores potential impacts with economist Roberto Gallardo from Mississippi State University
STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN AJIT PAI On the Future of Broadband in the Lifeline Program WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued the following statement today: “I support including broadband in the Lifeline program to help provide affordable, high-speed Internet access for our nation’s poorest families. Indeed, I worked hard
AIPI March 2017 Legislative Update Last month, a number of Congressional Committees held hearings to begin developing recommendations for tribal infrastructure priorities, confirmation hearings started for Judge Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and actions were taken on 41 Congressional bills and five administrative actions on issues such as infrastructure,
A report for the FCC in 2015 found nearly two million people living on tribal land lack access to the internet. Even more than that can’t sign onto broadband. That digital divide makes it harder for Alaska Natives and Native Americans living in rural areas to complete tasks online that the rest of us take
Hosted by Next Centuries Cities April 17-18, 2017 Mesa, AZ. This full-day event will bring together broadband champions from federal, state, and local government, as well as community leaders and broadband policy experts from the Southwest and across the nation. The event will feature stories of broadband deployment success, digital inclusion initiatives, financing opportunities, and