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FCC Releases Emergency Broadband Benefit Outreach Toolkit
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Date posted May 4

The FCC has released an Emergency Broadband Benefit toolkit with materials to assist with outreach and information on the program. The toolkit...

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FCC Announces Start Date for EBB Program
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Date posted Apr 29

The FCC has announced the launch of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program). The EBB Program is a $3.2 billion fund established by...

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NATOA Urges the FCC to Include Local Government Programs in Emergency Connectivity Fund
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Date posted Apr 26

NATOA filed Reply Comments in the FCC’s docket to establish rules implementing the $7.171 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund, which Congress...

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NATOA and Local Governments Meet with FCC on Emergency Connectivity Fund
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Date posted Apr 23

NATOA, along with representatives of the cities of Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Dallas and Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Montgomery County,...

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FCC Seeks Nominations for its Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council
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Date posted Apr 21

The FCC is re-establishing its Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) and is accepting nominations for...

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NATOA Urges Treasury Not to Restrict Rescue Plan Act Funding for Broadband
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Petition for Supreme Court Review of Small Cell Order
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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
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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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