Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce Invests $3.2 Million for Tribal Broadband Infrastructure in Montezuma County, Colorado
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Towaoc (CO) to construct broadband infrastructure. The project will provide high-speed internet service connecting the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation and the city of Towaoc to the city of Cortez, increasing access to distance learning and telemedicine, supporting public safety, and allowing for business and entrepreneurial growth across the reservation and region.
This Native American Heritage Month We Must Recommit to Closing the Digital Divide and Increasing Digital Equity and Opportunity for Native Americans
As our Nation honors Native American Heritage Month, the Department of Commerce remains committed to building back a better, more equitable economy where no one is left behind. By implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will help ensure every person in this country, especially those living on Tribal land and other underserved
Department of Commerce’s Use of Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Funding to Help Close the Digital Divide
$48 billion of that funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is being allocated to the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) through the following programs:
Commerce Department Tightens Export Controls on Items Used in Surveillance of Private Citizens and Malicious Cyber Activities (Department of Commerce)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 10/21/2021 - 09:58Digital Inclusion Week 2021: Supporting Digital Equity and Digital Empowerment
The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is joining more than 600 organizations to celebrate Digital Inclusion Week, an annual event that raises awareness of solutions to address home internet access, personal devices, and local technology training and support programs.