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$1.5 Billion Goes for Rural Broadband Services

The Federal Communications Commission makes grants through its Connect America Fund, which helps support investment in broadband services to rural areas not currently or well-served by high-speed Internet. Ten carriers accepted more than $1.5 billion in annual support to provide broadband ...

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Good News for E-Rate Applicants

The Federal Communications Commission plans to award more than $3.9 billion through its E-Rate program.

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New Mobile App Addresses Suicide

A mobile app, Suicide Safe, has been created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help health care providers treating patients at risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

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New Efforts to Improve Rural Broadband

The Rural Utilities Service, reflecting both legislative requirements and the administration's recent efforts to improve the availability of broadband services, has finished work on interim final rules for Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees.

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Check out Automated Tribal Child Support Systems, Says ACF

Officials from the Administration for Children and Families encouraged those attending the FOSE government technology conference in Washington, DC to look at the new automated Model Tribal System designed to help improve child support and collections operations.

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Low Cost Technology Can Have Big Results

The federal government's mobile app store has been updated with "dozens of new applications," according to officials with the federal IT office. These are free or low-cost apps that nonprofits and state and local agencies can use to better accomplish their missions.

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(TECHNOLOGY) Knight Foundation Offers Connectivity Funding

The challenge aims to help bring useful public data to traditionally underserved (tribes, low-income, families, rural, elderly, disabled and minorities) through Web, mobile, or text/SMS- based applications

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(COMMUNICATIONS) NM Hearing Highlights Internet Needs

During a public hearing this week more than 400 people from New Mexico's tribal and other communities tell Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps that having fair access to an open internet is essential to economic and educational success.

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(COMMUNICATIONS) FCC Creates Native American Office

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching a new Office of Native Affairs and Policy that will promote policies that expand broadband availability in tribal lands and Native communities.

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(COMMUNICATIONS) FCC Institutes Historic Tribal Priority, Encourages More Native Radio Stations

A newly adopted Federal Communications Commission First Report & Order provides tribes unprecedented priority to obtain broadcast radio licenses in tribal communities. The Order provides an opportunity for tribes to establish new services specifically designed to meets the needs of tribal citizens.

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