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The window for tribes to secure wireless channels from the Federal Communication Commission is underway. The deadline is August 2nd. That’s a tight time frame for tribes given the complex process. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, tribes urged the FCC to delay the application timeline. The channels are reserved for tribal cell networks or internet access. We’ll talk with experts who are working to comply with the complicated FCC process.
Guests:
Geoffrey Blackwell (Omaha/Chickasaw/Choctaw/Muscogee Creek) – chief strategy officer and general counsel for Amerind Risk former Federal Communications Commission official
Godfrey Enjady (Mescalero Apache) – general manager for the Mescalero Apache Telecom Inc and president of the National Tribal Telephone Association
Matthew Rantanen (Cree) – director of technology for the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association and director of the Tribal Digital Village Network
Tim York – general manager of Warm Springs Telecom
Break 1 music: Yo-Ho-Ho-Eo (song) Jim Boyd (artist) Going To The Stick Games (album)
Break 2 music: Canoe Song (song) Chenoa (artist) Spirit of Salishan (album)
