Economic Development
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We are pleased to provide an update on the progress of broadband initiatives within the Lummi Nation community during the first quarter of 2024.
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (NTIA)
NTIA ConferenceOn Thursday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) held a Press Conference to provide an important announcement about NTIA’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), held at wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House –University of Washington. The TBCP provides funding to tribal governments for broadband deployment on tribal lands, including for telehealth, distance learning, broadband affordability, and digital inclusion. Federal government officials from NTIA and the White House were in attendance, along with invited guests from the Lummi Indian Business Council, Tony Hillaire, LIBC Chairman and Teresa Taylor, Project Manager, Office of Economic Policy.
“These investments will provide new opportunities for Tribal communities to participate in telehealth, online education, remote work and countless other benefits that Internet access can bring,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. “Through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, we are providing the resources necessary to deploy high-quality, high-speed Internet service across Tribal Lands.”
TBCP has already awarded the Lummi Indian Business Council $15,942,129 to build fiber-to-the-home on the Lummi Indian Reservation.
There is one document currently available in the Lummi Broadband Updates portion of the website.
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