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On March 14, 2024, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a

  • Read more about Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to create the Missing and Endangered Persons (MEP) alert code for the Emergency Alert System (EAS).

Last week, the

  • Read more about Call to Action: Review Arizona’s Digital Equity Plan
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) faces a critical juncture. In a letter sent out earlier this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) estimates that funding for the ACP will only last until April 2024. Without any additional funding, the FCC will have to begin taking steps to end the program. The FCC is requesting $6 billion from Congress to continue the ACP through the end of 2024. Lawmakers in Congress have also introduced a bipartisan and bicameral measure to help extend the ACP that would allocate $7 billion for the program from unused Treasury funding. If the ACP were to end, millions would lose their access to the internet and their ability to participate in modern life. Losing the ACP also undermines the goals of other programs like the $42.45 BEAD Program and the overall effort to close the digital divide.
  • Read more about ACP Update and Call to Action

Spectrum is an essential natural resource because it is finite and has economic and public use, purpose, and benefit.

  • Read more about Call to Action: ONAP and WTB Seek Comment on Tribal Nation and Native Hawaiian Access to Spectrum and Related Data

 

  • Read more about NTIA Announces A Second Round of TBCP Funding

Tribal Nations have long advocated for their sovereign interests in natural resources like land and water. Tribes have also advocated for their sovereign interest in the air space above Tribal lands.

  • Read more about Call to Action: National Spectrum Strategy Tribal Consultations

On March 2, 2023, the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) published a request for written comments on upcoming digital equity program grants. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) created several programs to improve broadband connectivity across the country.

  • Read more about CALL TO ACTION: Submit Public Comments on the Digital Equity Act Programs

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