Alaska Broadband Office Program Overview The Alaska Broadband Office (ABO) is primarily responsible for managing the State of Alaska's federal program responses to the Digital Equity (DE) Act and the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program established in the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed by Congress in November 2021. These programs provide the state with funding to bridge the digital divide by building out technology neutral infrastructure and increasing capacity for unserved and underserved Alaskans by providing grants to eligible parties to build out broadband infrastructure, in a scalable, sustainable, and technology neutral manner. Initial Proposal Volume 1 – Stage One – Review of the Broadband Serviceable Location Map <span id="selection-marker-1" class="redactor-selection-marker"></span><span id="selection-marker-1" class="redactor-selection-marker"></span> Updated - Broadband Serviceable Locations The State of Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development’s Alaska Broadband Office (ABO) is pleased to share a draft of the Updated - Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSL) list for early review. The draft list is subject to revision and is for general evaluation purposes only. The list has four columns: Column 1: The FCC BSL Location ID Column 2: The NTIA determination of High-Cost and Non-High-Cost Column 3: The ABO evaluation of whether a location is on 1. a fiber system or road system, 2. is part of a rural community no on a fiber or road system, or 3. Is non-community based in that the BSL is not part of the first two categories. Column 4: The NTIA Served, Underserved and Unserved Status assessment with the ABO evaluation of the Enforceable Commitment Deconfliction listed as “Projects”. Updated - Broadband Serviceable Locations Below is the Community Anchor Institution List for review. Community Anchor Institution List FAQ for the Initial Proposal Volume 1 - Stage 1 - BSL CAI Review Digital Equity Plan The Alaska Broadband Office is pleased to announce the State of Alaska’s Digital Equity Plan has been approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). A link to the State of Alaska Digital Equity Plan is below. Digital Equity Plan Public Listening Sessions Do you know what broadband is? Are you and your family having ongoing issues with your internet connectivity, or challenges paying for it? The Alaska Broadband Office is excited to host an online public meeting series. Come with your personal experiences, feedback or questions about broadband and our office. The series is split into several different regular sessions. The Tuesday meeting is a Native Entities Session that focuses on listening to the concerns of Native leaders in Alaska. The general interest meeting is for anyone to give feedback, while the technical interest meeting is directed at members of our business communities. The meetings are open, so anyone is welcome to attend either session. Meeting details are listed below. The Native Entity session is held every Tuesday from 2 to 3PM AKST. The General Interest session is held every Wednesday from 2 to 3PM AKST. The Technical Interest session is held every Thursday from 2 to 2:30 PM AKST. Join Our Listening Session through Zoom. To join, click on the button below, enter the meeting ID and passcode into your Zoom application, or use the call-in option below. Native Entity Session Apr23 Meeting ID: 883 2235 5234 Passcode: broadband Or call 253-215-8782 and enter the Phone Meeting ID: 883 2235 5234# Phone Passcode: 042730167 Join Meeting Here General Interest Session Apr24 Meeting ID: 845 1544 8859 Passcode: broadband Or call 253-215-8782 and enter the Phone Meeting ID: 845 1544 8859# Phone Passcode: 426954690 Join Meeting Here Technical Interest Session Apr25 Meeting ID: 845 1544 8859 Passcode: broadband Or call 253-215-8782 and enter the Phone Meeting ID: 845 1544 8859# Phone Passcode: 426954690 Join Meeting Here