 | First-ever Tribal Telecom Conference held in Arizona |
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On February 2-3, 2012, Native Public Media (NPM) hosted the first-ever Tribal Telecom conference in Tucson, Arizona. At the conference tribal leaders, government officials and entrepreneurs came together to share information, explore options, and pursue solutions to advance close the digital divide for tribal communities. Click here to read an excellent article describing the conference. The article highlights opportunities to develop grassroots power through community broadband networks. It also outlines potential challenges to community networks. For more information on the 2012 Tribal Telecom Conference, visit the conference website. Or click for more information on: |
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