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Resources

  • Broadband Pre-Application Checklist and Permit Dashboard: These are to assist applicants and contain information on State and Federal jurisdictional triggers, requirements, permitting processes, contacts, and other items.
  • Land Administration in Alaska map (coming soon)
  • State and Federal Presentations and Handouts at the Permitting in Alaska Workshop, at the ATA 2024 Broadband Showcase
  • Applicants for Alaska Broadband Office (ABO) awards (through the BEAD Program), please note:
    • In recognition of the immense (service, permitting, and coordination) opportunities and need for streamlining, the ABO is proposing incentives for signing in with OPMP (check the box and obtain points in scoring; recall OPMP compliments applicants, contractors, and others)
    • Additionally, for signing in with OPMP, the ABO is proposing there would be no cost to awardees for OPMP services (the ABO would cover the cost)
    • Additionally, ABO is proposing to provide resources to State agencies for permitting

    Broadband Program

    This new program is to implement a multi-agency permit coordination effort to streamline authorizations for broadband projects funded through the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) also known as the U.S. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

    OPMP is leading development of this Program, in coordination with State and Federal agencies, with goals of:

    • Keeping projects on schedule, avoiding increased costs, creating certainty, and resolving challenges.
    • Efficiently advance responsible project construction and operations to complement the State’s policy goals of broadband deployment Statewide.

    OPMP looks forward to playing a crucial role in ensuring that the tight timelines for the permits from State, Federal, and local agencies, and private entities that are needed for these projects are met.

    Please contact Ashlee at any time with questions about how OPMP can help your project.