FCC’s spectrum-auction lapse stalls next-generation 911 funding
The U.S. Senate declined to vote on the House's Spectrum Innovation Act, a bill that would have provided $10 billion for next-generation 911.
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Broadband offices chart path through FCC mapping ‘mess’
Unserved and underserved communities could be left behind in what some are calling a "rushed" process led by the NTIA and FCC.
NTIA working on guidance to address states’ broadband grant questions
As states and cities await $45 billion in broadband grants, an adviser at the federal agency distributing the money said answers are coming.
8 more states receive first broadband planning grants from NTIA
Another eight states are set to receive their first installments of broadband planning grants from the “Internet for All” program.
Native tribes get new federal office for tech, more broadband funding
Biden announced a new Office of Indigenous Communications and Technology to help tribes improve their technology and internet access.
Tribal broadband programs got $634M this month
Five groups in Arizona received $105 million in grants from tribal broadband programs funded by last year's infrastructure law.
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NTIA staffs up for broadband grants
The Commerce Dept. agency added four new senior staff, including former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's broadband adviser.
Congressional watchdog urges lawmakers to act to save FirstNet
The Government Accountability Office suggested several ways lawmakers could reorganize the FirstNet Authority before its statute runs out in 2027.
New Mexico has ‘no formal plan’ for broadband expansion
New Mexico's decentralized broadband governance structure is delaying progress in connecting rural areas of the state, officials concluded.
Next-generation 911 gets $109 million boost
Funding authorized in 2012 is now being dispensed to 34 states and territories. But a full nationwide upgrade could require more than $12 billion.