National Congress of American Indians
66th Annual Convention & Tradeshow
Palm Springs, CA

National Congress of American Indians 2009

Telecommunications Sub-Committee Agenda
Tuesday October 13, and Wednesday October 14, 2009
Moderating: Geoffrey Blackwell, Corporate Director, Chickasaw Nation Industries

From Left:
Greg Smith, Partner, Smith and Brown-Yazzie Counsel to the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
Sacred Sites Preservation and Tower Siting Issues in the Broadband Stimulus Funding Process

John Crigler, Senior Partner, Garvey Schubert Barer Establishing a Tribal Priority in Broadcast Spectrum Licensing at the FCC, and the Importance a Tribal Priority in Broadband Regulatory Arenas Counsel to Native Public Media and several Tribal broadcasters

Matthew R. Rantanen, Director of Technology Tribal Digital Village, Southern California Tribal Chairman's Association Lessons Learned in Applying for Broadband Funding in the First Round of BIP and BTOP Notice of Funds Availability

Susie Allen, Co-Chair for Telecommunications National Tribal Telecommunications Association Update

Eric Liang Jensen, Policy Counsel
National Tribal Telecommunications Association Update

Broadband Advocacy
Joint Response to the Second Request for Information, related to the implementation of the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP)

November 30, 2009

Joint response of Native Public Media (NPM), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), and representatives of the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association (SCTCA) to the Second Request for Information, related to the implementation of the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

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Why Tribes Cannot Afford to be Neutral on Net Neutrality Rules by Quanah Spencer

November 2, 2009

FCC Considers Net Neutrality Rules: Tribes Cannot Afford to Remain Neutral

The free market that is the Internet is a primary universal gateway for commercial transactions, including those in Tribal economies. The Internet provides access to Indian Country patrons and customers and may be the only way to reach rural Indian businesses. The free market created and maintained by the Internet could soon be a federally regulated digital environment where rates will be charged for data transferred on the Internet and restricted network access.

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NPM letter to FCC Supporting Net Neutrality

October 17, 2009

Dear Federal Communications Commissioners:

Network Neutrality, the principle that protects choice of content and equal opportunity is important to Native Americans across this country.  As more and more Native Americans gain access to broadband, Network Neutrality assures that the Internet is a space where free speech is protected and insured. 

Network Neutrality assures that even populations that have long been invisible on the Internet highway share the same opportunity as others, to get the information they need, and to be able to speak out and be heard.

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Response to the FCC’s Public Notice #1, seeking input on defining the term “broadband”

August 2009

Native Public Media ("NPM") and the National Congress of American Indians (“NCAI”) joint comments in response to the FCC’s Public Notice #1, seeking input on defining the term “broadband” as part of the National Broadband Plan (“NBP”).

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Response to the initial comments development of a national broadband plan

July 2009

Native Public Media (“NPM”) and the National Congress of American Indians (“NCAI”) joint reply comments in response to the initial comments filed regarding the Commission’s Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) for the development of a national broadband plan (released on April 8, 2009).

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Response regarding the development of a national broadband plan
July 2009

Native Public Media (“NPM”) and the National Congress of American Indians (“NCAI”) joint comments in response to the Commission’s Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) regarding the development of a national broadband plan (released on April 8, 2009).
 
 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

June 2009

Companies and organizations serving Native about how the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA") and Rural Utilities Service ("RUS") should implement broadband stimulus programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Recovery Act").

Native Public Media ("NPM"), which represents the interests ofTribal radio stations, said that Tribes must be able to help design and shape broadband systems that serve Tribal Lands, and that a failure to consult with Tribes on these matters would be inconsistent with the trust relationship between the federal government and the Tribes. It observed that broadband penetration on Indian lands is estimated at less than ten percent.
 
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