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Blog: Category Archives: Tribal
Digital Navigators at California’s Public Libraries Help Bridge Broadband Divide
Categories Libraries Equity & Access Tribal
Libraries educate Californians on how to navigate the Internet, providing access to employment and training, telehealth, and more. To ensure that patrons can use these opportunities, libraries also provide digital navigators to assist patrons in acquiring digital skills.
Wireless on the Edge: Connecting Hard-to-Serve Areas
Categories K-12 Libraries Private Sector Equity & Access GOLDENSTATENET Tribal
Hard-to-reach areas may require wireless edge networks to connect to a middle-mile backbone. Tradeoffs in frequency, license status, and power can make it challenging to determine the best solution.
Tribal Broadband Connectivity: Obstacles, Opportunities, Optimism
Categories Equity & Access Tribal
At CENIC’s 2022 Annual Conference, Tribal telecommunications experts Matthew “Speygee” Douglas, Linnea Jackson, and Matt Rantanen shed light on a few of the stubborn obstacles to Tribal broadband deployments – what they are and how they complicate Tribal broadband deployments in California – and how progress has been made in the face of them. They also reminded attendees that these challenges may take on different aspects for the 574 federally recognized Tribes throughout the US.