BOC Progress Report and Announcing the Broadband Interagency Working Group

Today, we are pleased to report https://www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2017/broadband-opportunity-council-agencies-progress-report-january-2017 that the 25 participating agencies of Broadband Opportunity Council have made considerable progress toward completing their commitments to increase broadband deployment and adoption. These actions further the goals of modernizing federal programs to expand program support for broadband investments; empowering communities with tools and resources to attract broadband investment and promote meaningful use; promoting increased broadband deployment and competition through expanded access to federal assets; and improving data collection, analysis, and research on broadband.

As we move forward, agencies will continue these coordination efforts through the Broadband Interagency Working Group, which will be led by NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program and USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS). As part these efforts, NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program will hold a webinar https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/2578680599272392707 on January 18 featuring speakers from NTIA, RUS and the Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to discuss the Council’s progress and work.

See Announcement on BOC Progress Report here: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/report/2017/broadband-opportunity-council-agencies-progress-report-january-2017

Register for Webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/2578680599272392707

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National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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