Michael Pryor on Native American Issues

Update on Tribal Broadband Funding Opportunities

The past several months have seen a number of new funding opportunities for the deployment, adoption and affordability of broadband services on tribal lands. This alert provides a quick update on these various opportunities....more

3/30/2021 / Broadband , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , FCC , Native American Issues , Rural Areas , Telecommunications , Tribal Governments , Tribal Lands , Wireless Industry

Indian Law & Policy Update, November 2020

With former Vice President Joe Biden winning the 2020 presidential election and Republicans poised to maintain control of the Senate, the American Indian Law & Policy Group looks ahead to 2021 and beyond to see how this...more

11/16/2020 / Bureau of Land Management , Department of the Interior , Native American Issues , Tribal Lands

Procedures Announced for Tribes to Apply for 2.5 GHz Spectrum

We have previously issued several alerts regarding the ability of eligible tribal entities to apply for certain airwave licenses that can be used for wireless internet access and other services. The window for applying for...more

1/9/2020 / Broadband , Due Diligence , FCC , Native American Issues , Rural Areas , Spectrum , Telecommunications , Tribal Governments , Tribal Lands , Wireless Industry

Priority Filing Deadline Set for Tribes’ Access to Spectrum

As we previously reported, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will provide rural tribes with an opportunity to apply for free wireless airwaves in the 2.5 GHz band. The FCC has now set the window during which...more

12/4/2019 / Broadband , Congressional Investigations & Hearings , FCC , Native American Issues , Spectrum , Telecommunications , Tribal Governments , Tribal Lands , Wireless Industry

FCC To Assess Tribal Engagement Process

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on ways to improve the dialogue between tribes and carriers that provide subsidized telephone and broadband services to tribal areas using federal universal...more

10/31/2019 / Broadband , Comment Period , FCC , Native American Issues , Public Comment , Rulemaking Process , Telecommunications , Tribal Governments , Tribal Lands

Government Urges Tribes to Apply for Free Access to Spectrum

On Sept. 18, 2019, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing on tribal access to spectrum. Spectrum are slices of airwaves used to send signals to wireless devices like smartphones. One of the key messages was...more

9/26/2019 / Broadband , Congressional Investigations & Hearings , FCC , GAO , Native American Issues , Spectrum , Telecommunications , Tribal Governments , Tribal Lands , Wireless Industry

FCC Sets Aside Airwaves for Rural Tribal Areas

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an order making available certain airwaves for broadband wireless services on rural tribal lands. These airwaves, in the 2.5 GHz spectrum band, were previously set...more

7/23/2019 / Broadband , FCC , License Applications , Native American Issues , Rural Areas , Telecommunications , Tribal Governments , Tribal Lands

FCC Report Concludes Broadband Deployment Still Lagging in Indian Country

As directed by Congress in last year’s RAY BAUM’s Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delivered to the House and Senate Commerce committees its evaluation of broadband coverage in Indian country. The FCC’s bottom...more

5/10/2019 / Broadband , FCC , GAO , Native American Issues , Rulemaking Process , Rural Areas , Telecommunications , Tribal Governments , Tribal Lands

The Challenge of Increasing Broadband Access on Tribal Lands

The Federal Communications Commission has made closing the “digital divide” a top priority, particularly on tribal lands. Despite this lofty goal, and millions of federal dollars theoretically available to subsidize building...more

12/5/2018 / Broadband , Digital Divide , FCC , Native American Issues , Subsidies , Telecommunications , Tribal Lands , Wireless Industry

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