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NTIA Publishes Additional Proposed Service Areas for Broadband Infrastructure Program
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Dec 6

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 06, 2021 News Media Contact: NTIA, Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-7002, press@ntia.gov WASHINGTON –...

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Infrastructure Bill Passes House
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Nov 9

The House passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684), which President Biden is expected to sign into law shortly. The Act...

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FCC Pauses Lifeline Phase-Out and Mobile Data Capacity Increase
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Nov 5

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau released an Order pausing the scheduled phaseout in Lifeline support for voice-only services and the...

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FCC Announces November Meeting Agenda
Date posted Nov 2

The FCC has posted the Tentative Agenda for its Open Meeting on Thursday, November 18, 2021, which is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. The...

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NATOA Congratulates Biden Nominees Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Gigi Sohn & Alan Davidson
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Oct 26

Today, the White House announced that President Biden will renominate Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel to her seat as an FCC Commissioner and has...

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FCC Commits Over $1.1 Billion in Second Round of Funding from the Emergency Connectivity Fund Progra
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Oct 13

The FCC announced that, in the second round of funding from the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, it is committing...

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BB&K Partner Joseph Van Eaton Awarded IMLA’s Premier Lifetime Achievement Award
Date posted Oct 1

Best Best & Krieger LLP is pleased to congratulate Partner Joseph Van Eaton, who was awarded the International Municipal Lawyers...

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Treasury Guidance on the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Oct 1

The Treasury Department has released Guidance on use by States, territories, freely associated states of funding from the Coronavirus Capital...

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FCC Announces Recipients of First Round of Emergency Connectivity Funds
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Sep 27

The Federal Communications Commission announced that it is committing over $1 billion from the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program for...

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NATOA Celebrates 2021 Government Programming Award Winners
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Sep 24

The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) honored the winners of the 36th Annual Government Programming Awards...

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NATOA Announces Recipients of 2021 Community Broadband and Digital Equity Awards
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Sep 10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 9, 2021 – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) today announced...

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NATOA Member Everett Kaneshige Appointed to CSRIC
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Sep 8

Everett Kaneshige, who is currently the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator, Office of Homeland Security, for the State of Hawaii, will serve on...

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