An Alaska Air spokesperson said via email that the airline can’t safely fly its planes without de-icing equipment. A technician is working on repairs today, and the jet also made it to Dillingham.
Plus, the U.S. Department of Commerce will invest $1.5 million in tribal connectivity programs; Georgia awards $408 million to broadband grants; North Carolina announces $350 million of grant funding for broadband; and more.
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced it has awarded three grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. These grants of $500,000 each are being awarded to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in Lincoln, Ore., and two Alaska Native villages: the Village of Clarks Point and the Native Village of Selawik.
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