In a modern society, it is difficult to comprehend life anymore without access to spectrum based opportunities. Broadband has changed that. For Native America, spectrum based policy is no longer just about hardware (infrastructure) and connectivity, it is about a transforming technology that is driving radically new innovations and changing the way we live.
Today, medicine, government, education, and business have been transformed by voice, video and data. New services are reaching not only more people but across communities ranging from small tribal villages to large urban metropolitan centers, from our youth to our elders, and across different economic populations from the poor to the rich. Affordable access to spectrum based opportunities has opened doors to new economic activity, educational opportunities, telemedicine, government services and personal interaction with new virtual communities around the globe.