Rural Native Americans have limited access to basic phone, and emergecy 911 services.

Increase telecommunications infrastructure deployment on Tribal lands.
Increase acces to computers, the Internet, and communication tools.


FCC Policy Statement On Establishing A Government-To-Government Relationship With Indian Tribes

Events

NCAI Mid-Year Session 2003
Phoenix, Arizona June 15-18

News Organizations

Indianz.com

Native Times

Indian Country Today

Alaksa Tribal News

Native Web

Yahoo Native News

Native News

BIA Press Release

REZNet

 Universal Service FAQ

FCC : Telecommunications Services
Among Indians

Link Up : Provides discounted connection charges to eligible low-income consumers.

Life Line: Reimburses telephone companies for discounting consumers' monthly phone bills.

Homeland Security

Public Safety Wireless Network Tribal Nation/Native American Reservation Interoperability

News for Native Nations

Department of Interior teams up with the Federal Communications Commission to scrutinize small digital divide grants, made to Bureau of Indian Affairs schools.

FCC Releases Study on Telephone Subscribership on American
Indian Reservations and Off-Reservation Trust Lands
,
Federal Communications Commission, 5/5/03

The Beaumont Foundation of America grants Toshiba branded equipment to support digital inclusion for underserved individuals. The Foundation will grant $350 million over 5 years in all 50 states.

FCC to Review Impact of Cell Towers, Indianz.com, 5/2/03
Technology at Hand American Indian Report, April 2003
Navajo Executive Offices Go Wireless, Gallup Indep., 4/16/03
Navajo Nation Schools to Receive Satellite Internet,
Silicon Strategies, 3/13/03

FCC Announces Rechartering of Consumer Advisory Committee, Formerly Known as the Consumer/Disability Telecom Advisory Committee; Requests Applications for Membership

Rural affairs adviser aims to bridge divide Gov. Frank Murkowski's  new appointee grew up in Barrow, Unalakleet (ALASKA) January 6, 2003

Boys and Girls Club brings technology to remote Alaska Indian Country Today January 7, 2003

Calif. Tribe Launches Wireless Venture,
Indianz.com, December 5, 2002

Native Corporations Withdraw FCC Bids,
Indianz.com, December 5, 2002

Indian Affairs Organizes Consortium to Develops Indian Country Telecommunications Infrastructure
Department of Interior October 17, 2002

Government Trends: APCO Project 25

Current status : For up-to-date information about the current status of Project 25 and its recent history, or for a list of current steering committee members, please visit the APCO web site's Project 25 page

FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency -
Tribal News and Links

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