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2 weeks agoNTIA Announces Streamlining of Tribal Broadband Funding
NTIA will issue a spring NOFO to streamline Tribal broadband grants, provide roughly $500 million, and align funding to improve Tribal connectivity.
"Many Tribal governments are interested in having more ownership over telecom networks and are exploring different approaches, ranging from full ownership of infrastructure to partnerships with private entities such as ISPs or even creating a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) model," wrote Ookla editorial director Sue Marek.