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NTTA Lobbies FCC Aides on Tribal Broadband Issues

The National Tribal Telecommunications Association (NTTA) raised concerns about tribal broadband issues in separate meetings with aides to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioners Geoffrey Starks, Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington. The group also met with Consumer and Governmental Affairs…

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Bureau staff. NTTA emphasized the need for "additional steps to address the tribal digital divide" and "sustainability funding" to ensure services remain available once they are built, said an ex parte filing posted Tuesday in docket 10-90. The group also urged the FCC to ensure providers obtain "affirmative tribal consent from the tribal government" if they want to deploy networks on tribal lands.