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U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján's
Federal Broadband Funding 101: Resources for Local Government Webinar December 7, 2022 11am - 1pm Virtual Agenda Webinar Recording |
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Hosted by U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján in collaboration with the National Telecommunication Information Administration, Federal Communications Commission, the National Association of Counties, and the NM Office of Broadband Access and Expansion
PRESENTERS:
RESOURCES: Below are resource links that were shared along with the presentation slides
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA)
NTIA Internet for All presentation by Heidi Byrd and Knowledge Build Power Point
New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE)
National Association of Counties (NACo)
NACo is collecting and sharing low-cost or free resources that local governments can take advantage of in the absence of retaining a GIS staffer at the local level. These resources can be found on their Broadband Data Collection blog here: https://www.naco.org/blog/participate-fcc-broadband-data-collection-process
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
More information on ACP can be found at: www.affordableconnectivity.gov.
It is available today and provides eligible households with a monthly discount on their broadband bill (home or mobile). The discount is $30/month and goes up to $75/month for households located on Tribal Lands.
Contact: Melanie Goodman
Field Representative, Office of U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (N.M.)
Las Cruces, NM
(575) 520-6492
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PRESENTERS:
- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (N.M.)
- Valencia County Commissioner Jhonathan Aragon, Chair of NM Counties
- Alison Nichols, Director of Policy, New Mexico Municipal League
- Dianne Lindstrom, Deputy Director NM Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE)
- Ovidiu Viorica, Public Schools Facilities Authority (PSFA) and Connect New Mexico Council member
- Heidi Byrd, Federal Program Officer- New Mexico, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) U.S. Department of Commerce
- Knowledge Build Hudson, NTIA Digital Equity Advisor, US. Department of Commerce
- Ed Bartholme, Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Seamus Dowdall, Associate Legislative Director for Telecommunications & Technology Policy issues, National Association of Counties
- Kitty Clemens, Destination Strategies
- Jerry Smith, Broadband Manager, Los Alamos County
- Misti Willock, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sacred Wind?CommNet/Ethos Broadband
- Melanie Goodman, Field Representative, Office of U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (N.M.)
RESOURCES: Below are resource links that were shared along with the presentation slides
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- FCC’s Broadband Data Maps www.broadbandmap.gov
- More FCC information www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData
- FCC Help Center with tutorial videos and help articles explaining the map and challenge processes Link
- FCC Outreach Tools https://www.fcc.gov/national-broadband-map-outreach-toolkit
- FCC Fabric Access for governments (i Tribal governments) to. access the location data mapping Fabric Link
National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA)
NTIA Internet for All presentation by Heidi Byrd and Knowledge Build Power Point
New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE)
- NM Office of Broadband and Connect New Mexico Council
- To request help with broadband data mapping challenge, contact: broadband@doit.nm.gov
National Association of Counties (NACo)
NACo is collecting and sharing low-cost or free resources that local governments can take advantage of in the absence of retaining a GIS staffer at the local level. These resources can be found on their Broadband Data Collection blog here: https://www.naco.org/blog/participate-fcc-broadband-data-collection-process
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
More information on ACP can be found at: www.affordableconnectivity.gov.
It is available today and provides eligible households with a monthly discount on their broadband bill (home or mobile). The discount is $30/month and goes up to $75/month for households located on Tribal Lands.
Contact: Melanie Goodman
Field Representative, Office of U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (N.M.)
Las Cruces, NM
(575) 520-6492
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