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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Regional Roundtables on Broadband
Program Sustainability
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of regional roundtables
on broadband program sustainability.
AGENCY:
The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration’s (NTIA) Office of
internet Connectivity and Growth
(OICG) administers the following grant
programs: the Broadband, Equity,
Access, and Deployment (BEAD)
Program, the Digital Equity (DE) Grant
Programs, the Broadband Infrastructure
Program (BIP), the Connecting Minority
Communities (CMC) Pilot Program, the
Enabling Middle Mile Broadband
Infrastructure (MM) Program, and the
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
(TBCP). NTIA will host seven (7)
regional meetings for grantees of these
programs between February and May
2025. These events will provide
technical assistance and oversight and
conclude with a regional roundtable
that enables the public to engage with
grantees, local experts, and other
stakeholders working to address digital
inequities. During these regional
roundtables, attendees will participate
in critical discussions on how the
internet for All programs are impacting
communities and strategies for making
those investments and initiatives last.
Each regional roundtable program will
feature experts from local and State
governments, public interest groups,
academia, and industry. They will also
provide platforms for public and private
stakeholders to align on shared goals for
every resident to experience the benefits
of technology.
DATES: NTIA will hold the regional
roundtables based on the following
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schedule. Participants can attend more
than one meeting, but NTIA encourages
everyone to attend the regional
roundtables closest to their community:
1. Regional Roundtable on Broadband
Program Sustainability #1—Southeast:
ATLANTA, GA—February 14, 2025, 1
p.m.–4 p.m.
2. Regional Roundtable on Broadband
Program Sustainability #2—Northern
Plains: BOULDER, CO—March 11, 2025,
1 p.m.–4 p.m.
3. Regional Roundtable on Broadband
Program Sustainability #3—West: SAN
DIEGO, CA—March 19, 2025, 1 p.m.–4
p.m.
4. Regional Roundtable on Broadband
Program Sustainability #4—Southwest:
AUSTIN, TX—April 9, 2025, 1 p.m.–4
p.m.
5. Regional Roundtable on Broadband
Program Sustainability #5—Alaska and
Territories: ANCHORAGE, AK—April
23, 2025, 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
6. Regional Roundtable on Broadband
Program Sustainability #6—Northeast:
BOSTON, MA—May 14, 2025, 1 p.m.–
4 p.m.
7. Regional Roundtable on Broadband
Program Sustainability #7—Midwest:
CHICAGO, IL—May 22, 2025, 1 p.m.–4
p.m.
ADDRESSES: These regional roundtables
will be held in-person. All general
sessions will be streamed for virtual
participants. Virtual participants will
receive the streaming link upon
registration. NTIA will post the
registration information on its
BroadbandUSA website at https://
broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/
latest-events. On-site registration will
also be available, but pre-registration is
encouraged to receive important
logistical information prior to the event.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maci Morin, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 4843, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 578–6304;
email: internetForAll@ntia.gov. Please
direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office
of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; email
press@ntia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(IIJA) (Pub. L. 117–58) authorized and
funded five new broadband grant
programs to be administered by NTIA:
the Broadband Equity, Access, and
Deployment Program; the Enabling
Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure
Program; and the Digital Equity Act
Programs, which include the State
Digital Equity Planning Grant Program,
State Digital Equity Capacity Grant
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Program, and Digital Equity Competitive
Grant Program. The Broadband Equity,
Access, and Deployment Program is a
$42.45 billion formula-based program to
States, territories, and the District of
Columbia for qualifying broadband
deployment, mapping, and adoption
projects. The Enabling Middle Mile
Broadband Infrastructure Program is a
competitive $1 billion grant program for
the construction, improvement or
acquisition of middle-mile
infrastructure. The Digital Equity Act
Programs—which includes the State
Digital Equity Planning Grant Program,
State Digital Equity Capacity Grant
Program, and the Digital Equity
Competitive Grant Program—allocate
$2.75 billion to promote digital
inclusion and equity for communities
that lack the skills, technologies, and
support needed to take advantage of
broadband connections.
Additionally, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021 (Pub.
L. 116–260) authorized three new
broadband grant programs to be
administered by NTIA: the Broadband
Infrastructure Program (BIP), the Tribal
Broadband Connectivity Program
(TBCP), and the Connecting Minority
Communities Pilot Program (CMC). The
Broadband Infrastructure Program is a
$288 million broadband deployment
program directed to partnerships
between a State, or one or more political
subdivisions of a State, and providers of
fixed broadband service to support
broadband infrastructure deployment to
areas lacking broadband, especially
rural areas. The Tribal Broadband
Connectivity Program—created under
the CAA and receiving additional
funding under IIJA—is now a $3 billion
program directed to tribal governments
to be used for broadband deployment on
tribal lands, as well as for telehealth,
distance learning, broadband
affordability, and digital inclusion. The
Connecting Minority Communities Pilot
Program is a $268 million grant program
to Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Tribal Colleges and
Universities, and Minority-Serving
Institutions for the purchase of
broadband internet access service and
eligible equipment or to hire and train
information technology personnel.
These regional roundtables are subject
to change. Session time changes will be
posted on the BroadbandUSA website at
https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/
events/latest-events. Any event
cancellations will also be posted on the
same website. Any date change to a
scheduled regional roundtable will be
provided in a notice in the Federal
Register.
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Recordings and transcripts of all
previously streamed sessions will be
posted on the BroadbandUSA website at
https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov and
NTIA’s YouTube channel at: https://
www.youtube.com/ntiagov within
fourteen (14) days following the live
session.
All members of the public are invited
to participate in these regional
roundtables. All attendees will be
provided a ‘‘Know Before You Go’’
guide at least seven (7) days prior to the
regional roundtables. Grantees are asked
to register for the events on the
BroadbandUSA website at https://
broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/
latest-events. Each registrant to provide
their first and last name, city, state, zip
code, job title, organization and email
address for registration purposes.
Individuals requiring
accommodations such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are
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asked to notify the NTIA contact listed
above at least fourteen (14) business
days before the event. General questions
and comments are welcome via email to
internetForAll@ntia.gov.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Stephanie Weiner,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Regional Roundtables on Broadband Program Sustainability
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of regional roundtables on broadband program
sustainability.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration's (NTIA) Office of internet Connectivity and Growth
(OICG) administers the following grant programs: the Broadband, Equity,
Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, the Digital Equity (DE) Grant
Programs, the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP), the Connecting
Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program, the Enabling Middle Mile
Broadband Infrastructure (MM) Program, and the Tribal Broadband
Connectivity Program (TBCP). NTIA will host seven (7) regional meetings
for grantees of these programs between February and May 2025. These
events will provide technical assistance and oversight and conclude
with a regional roundtable that enables the public to engage with
grantees, local experts, and other stakeholders working to address
digital inequities. During these regional roundtables, attendees will
participate in critical discussions on how the internet for All
programs are impacting communities and strategies for making those
investments and initiatives last. Each regional roundtable program will
feature experts from local and State governments, public interest
groups, academia, and industry. They will also provide platforms for
public and private stakeholders to align on shared goals for every
resident to experience the benefits of technology.
DATES: NTIA will hold the regional roundtables based on the following
schedule. Participants can attend more than one meeting, but NTIA
encourages everyone to attend the regional roundtables closest to their
community:
1. Regional Roundtable on Broadband Program Sustainability #1--
Southeast: ATLANTA, GA--February 14, 2025, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
2. Regional Roundtable on Broadband Program Sustainability #2--
Northern Plains: BOULDER, CO--March 11, 2025, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
3. Regional Roundtable on Broadband Program Sustainability #3--
West: SAN DIEGO, CA--March 19, 2025, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
4. Regional Roundtable on Broadband Program Sustainability #4--
Southwest: AUSTIN, TX--April 9, 2025, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
5. Regional Roundtable on Broadband Program Sustainability #5--
Alaska and Territories: ANCHORAGE, AK--April 23, 2025, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
6. Regional Roundtable on Broadband Program Sustainability #6--
Northeast: BOSTON, MA--May 14, 2025, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
7. Regional Roundtable on Broadband Program Sustainability #7--
Midwest: CHICAGO, IL--May 22, 2025, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: These regional roundtables will be held in-person. All
general sessions will be streamed for virtual participants. Virtual
participants will receive the streaming link upon registration. NTIA
will post the registration information on its BroadbandUSA website at
https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events. On-site
registration will also be available, but pre-registration is encouraged
to receive important logistical information prior to the event.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maci Morin, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 4843, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 578-6304; email: [email protected]. Please
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(IIJA) (Pub. L. 117-58) authorized and funded five new broadband grant
programs to be administered by NTIA: the Broadband Equity, Access, and
Deployment Program; the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure
Program; and the Digital Equity Act Programs, which include the State
Digital Equity Planning Grant Program, State Digital Equity Capacity
Grant Program, and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. The
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program is a $42.45 billion
formula-based program to States, territories, and the District of
Columbia for qualifying broadband deployment, mapping, and adoption
projects. The Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program is
a competitive $1 billion grant program for the construction,
improvement or acquisition of middle-mile infrastructure. The Digital
Equity Act Programs--which includes the State Digital Equity Planning
Grant Program, State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and the
Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program--allocate $2.75 billion to
promote digital inclusion and equity for communities that lack the
skills, technologies, and support needed to take advantage of broadband
connections.
Additionally, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021 (Pub.
L. 116-260) authorized three new broadband grant programs to be
administered by NTIA: the Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP), the
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), and the Connecting
Minority Communities Pilot Program (CMC). The Broadband Infrastructure
Program is a $288 million broadband deployment program directed to
partnerships between a State, or one or more political subdivisions of
a State, and providers of fixed broadband service to support broadband
infrastructure deployment to areas lacking broadband, especially rural
areas. The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program--created under the CAA
and receiving additional funding under IIJA--is now a $3 billion
program directed to tribal governments to be used for broadband
deployment on tribal lands, as well as for telehealth, distance
learning, broadband affordability, and digital inclusion. The
Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program is a $268 million grant
program to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal
Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions for the
purchase of broadband internet access service and eligible equipment or
to hire and train information technology personnel.
These regional roundtables are subject to change. Session time
changes will be posted on the BroadbandUSA website at https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events. Any event cancellations
will also be posted on the same website. Any date change to a scheduled
regional roundtable will be provided in a notice in the Federal
Register.
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Recordings and transcripts of all previously streamed sessions will
be posted on the BroadbandUSA website at https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov and NTIA's YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/ntiagov within fourteen (14) days following the live
session.
All members of the public are invited to participate in these
regional roundtables. All attendees will be provided a ``Know Before
You Go'' guide at least seven (7) days prior to the regional
roundtables. Grantees are asked to register for the events on the
BroadbandUSA website at https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/events/latest-events. Each registrant to provide their first and last name,
city, state, zip code, job title, organization and email address for
registration purposes.
Individuals requiring accommodations such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify the NTIA
contact listed above at least fourteen (14) business days before the
event. General questions and comments are welcome via email to
[email protected].
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Stephanie Weiner,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-30271 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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