{"id":15228,"date":"2021-08-24T15:34:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T19:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=15228"},"modified":"2021-08-24T15:50:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T19:50:57","slug":"tlingit-and-haida-tribes-secure-wireless-spectrum-license-in-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/08\/24\/tlingit-and-haida-tribes-secure-wireless-spectrum-license-in-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"Tlingit and Haida Tribes secure wireless spectrum license in Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Tlingit<\/a>
A map of the region in Southeast Alaska served by the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska wireless spectrum license. Source: FCC<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
Tlingit & Haida Granted 2.5 GHz Wireless Spectrum License<\/div>\r\n
Tuesday, August 24, 2021<\/div>\r\n
Source: Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes<\/div>\r\n
ccthita.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n

<\/P> The following is the text of an August 24, 2021, news release from the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes<\/a>.<\/em>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nJUNEAU, Alaska — The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) is one step closer to providing access to improved broadband services in Southeast Alaska. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally accepted Tlingit & Haida’s application for a 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window (TPW) license after final review of the requirements for the assignment of the spectrum.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nThe 2.5 GHz TPW was offered by the FCC in 2019 to all federally recognized tribes where spectrum was available for assignment at no cost. The TPW provided a unique opportunity for tribes in rural areas to gain access to prime mid-band spectrum to deploy broadband and other next-generation wireless services.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nAccording to the FCC, the 2.5 GHz band is suitable for both mobile coverage and fixed point-to-point uses. Known as Educational Broadband Service (EBS), the spectrum was little used, but with advances in technology, it is now positioned to be an important role in the deployment of broadband and other advanced communications services.\r\n

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Source: Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska<\/figcaption>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nWith a license for use of the 2.5 GHz wireless spectrum, Tlingit & Haida will leverage its spectrum allocation and coming radio broadband deployments to support innovations that will move progressively toward 5G applications. The first initiative will be to deploy 2.5 GHz through new or existing towers to extend fixed wireless internet service to Wrangell customers and continue to establish a customer base with Southeast Alaska tribes for the last-mile delivery of broadband services to communities.\r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cImproving communications services is about improving the general welfare of our tribal citizens,\u201d shared President Richard Chalyee \u00c9esh Peterson. \u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed the deficiencies in communications connectivity in Southeast Alaska and it\u2019s the Tribe\u2019s priority to work with village tribes to ensure all communities have high-speed internet. We also want to see better connectivity in outlying land areas and waterways where having communication can be often a matter of life and death.\u201d\r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cThe 2.5 GHz spectrum is special,\u201d shared Second Vice President Will Micklin. \u201cThis is beachfront property. It\u2019s the sweet spot on the channel where the fish run. This is mid-bandwidth spectrum that provides a strong signal that travels long distances at high speeds with little degradation from obstructions like trees, which is perfect for our rural villages and more dense communities alike. It is also a key building block for future 5G broadband services.\u201d\r\n

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