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Virtual Symposium Sessions – 12 noon – 3:45 pm EDT
Virtual Opportunity Fair – 4:00 pm – 5:15; 5:30 - 6:45 pm EDT
The US Department of Agriculture is hosting a listening session to solicit ideas on ways to help expand broadband access in tribal communities under the Reconnect Program.
USDA is inviting comments and recommendations from tribal communities and tribal broadband industry experts on a ReConnect Program final rule originally published on Feb. 26, 2021. The final rule will:
More than 30 million Americans live in communities that lack broadband infrastructure, or don’t provide minimally acceptable speeds to log onto the internet successfully. Rural areas, some tribal lands, and under-served Black and Brown communities are among those often lacking adequate access. The broadband access issue is getting major attention right now.
Since taking office, President Joe Biden has faced consistent pressure to nominate someone at the Federal Communications Commission to either fill out the five-person agency or become the permanent chair. But despite that push from advocacy groups and more than 100,000 people online, they have watched as President Biden has nominated people to other federal agencies like the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), leaving the FCC without the ability to tackle issues tha
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