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NATOA Urges Treasury Not to Restrict Rescue Plan Act Funding for Broadband
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Apr 15

In a letter to Treasury Secretary Yellen, NATOA urged the Treasury Department to ensure its forthcoming guidance on use of funds allocated to local...

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NATOA and CWA File Report on Harmful Impacts of Preemption
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Apr 15

NATOA and CWA have filed with the FCC their report entitled Stretched Thin and Feeling the Squeeze: The Harmful Effects of Small Cell Preemption on...

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NATOA and Local Governments File Reply Supporting Reconsideration of Wireless Modification Rules
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Apr 6

NATOA and a coalition of local governments jointly filed a Reply in support of their Petition for Reconsideration of the FCC’s Report and...

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FCC to Collect Data on Consumers’ Broadband Experiences
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Apr 5

The FCC recently announced an effort to collect consumers’ broadband experiences to help inform the FCC’s broadband data collection and...

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FCC Announces Providers Participating in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Apr 2

The FCC has announced its initial list of broadband providers that have elected to participate in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. The list,...

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GPA Call for Entries Now Open - Deadline is April 30th
Posted In: Community,
Date posted Mar 30

NATOA has launched the Call for Entries period for the 36th Annual Government Programming Awards!

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Petition for Supreme Court Review of Small Cell Order
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Mar 24

Local governments and municipal organizations have filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court asking the Court to review the 9th...

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NATOA Report Spotlights Small Cell Preemption’s Financial Burden on Cities
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Mar 22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 22, 2021 CONTACT: Zoe PiSierra, zoe.pisierra@berlinrosen.com, 603.339.0042 New Report Spotlights Small Cell...

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FCC Seeks Comment on Emergency Connectivity Fund to Close Homework Gap
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Mar 19

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau issued a Public Notice seeking comment on the provision of support from the $7.171 billion Emergency...

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FCC Releases Order to Allow Sharing of Communications Outage Information
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Mar 19

The FCC has released a Second Report and Order that would allow read-only direct access to the FCC’s Network Outage Reporting System (NORS)...

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Welcome to the New NATOA Website
Posted In: Community,
Date posted Mar 16

Welcome to our new website! We have a brand new look and updated technology in an effort to better serve all our members. We hope that you'll enjoy...

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American Rescue Plan Act Includes Billions for Local Government
Posted In: Top Issues,
Date posted Mar 11

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law H.B. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act.  The Act includes $7.17 billion for E-rate, $10 billion...

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