NEWS AND REMINDERS Lifeline Benefit for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Related Crimes • On September 10, 2024, the FCC announced the implementation of a key provision of the Safe Connections Act that will help survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and related crimes get discounted phone, internet, or bundled services through the FCC’s Lifeline program. [...] >>> Read More Here Cybersecurity Pilot Program for Schools and Libraries • On September 17, the FCC opened the application window for its Cybersecurity Pilot Program for Schools and Libraries. [...] >>> Read More Here Off-Premises Wi-Fi Hotspots and Mobile Services Newly Eligible for E-Rate Funding in Funding Year 2025 • The FCC Form 470 for Funding Year 2025, which is used to start the competitive bidding process, the first step of the E-Rate application process, will be available starting September 19, 2024 in USAC’s E-Rate Productivity Center (EPC). [...] The updated form will include options to request bids for newly eligible Wi-Fi hotspot devices and mobile wireless Internet services for off-premises use, as well as an option to seek bids for school bus Wi-Fi services and the equipment needed to make the services functional. [...] >>> Read More Here FCC Adopts New Alert Code for Missing and Endangered Persons • This summer, the FCC voted unanimously to authorize the use of a three letter Missing and Endangered Persons (MEP) event code for alerts sent through the Emergency Alert System (EAS), to better and more widely disseminate information regarding missing and endangered persons across multiple jurisdictions.
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- Date September 17 2024 Title FCC Native News Digest-September 2024 1
- NEWS AND REMINDERS 1
- Lifeline Benefit for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Related Crimes 1
- Read More Here Cybersecurity Pilot Program for Schools and Libraries 1
- September 17 1
- Off-Premises Wi-Fi Hotspots and Mobile Services Newly Eligible for E-Rate Funding in Funding Year 2025 2
- September 19 2024 2
- Renewal of Public Safety Licenses with FCCs Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 2
- FCC Adopts New Alert Code for Missing and Endangered Persons 2
- FCC Facilitates the Transition to Next Generation 911 2
- 5G Fund to Target Investments in Rural Communities Using Improved Broadband Map 3
- FCC Adds Tribal Specific Entity Types to Certain Universal Licensing System ULS Forms 3
- FCC Lowers Phone Video Call Rates for Incarcerated Persons 3
- OPEN COMMENT PERIODS 4
- FCC Seeks Further Comment on Implementation of E-Rate Funding for Off-Premises Hotspots WC Docket No 21-31 4
- FCC Extends Comment Period on Enhancing the National Broadband Map WC Docket No. 19- 195 WC Docket No. 11-10 4
- FCC Seeks Comment on Tribal Consent Requirement as Part of 5G Fund Proceeding 4
- UPCOMING TRIBAL ENGAGEMENTS 4
- NTIA 2024 Joint Cohort Summit September 1719 4