1 ( 5 ) pay reasonable administrative costs and carrying charges related to the 2 planning and execution of telecommunications development activities, including 3 the provision of information and resources about the planning and execution of 4 the activities to residents of areas in which telecommunications development 5 activities are to be concentrated; 6 7 (6) increase the capacity of an eligible entity to carry out telecommunications regulations and related regulatory matters; 8 (7) provide assistance to institutions of higher education (including 9 indigenous colleges and universities) that have a demonstrated capacity to carry 10 out eligible activities; 11 (8) enable an eligible entity to facilitate telecommunications development 12 by - (a) providing technical assistance, advice, and business support services 13 (including services for developing business plans, securing funding, and 14 conducting marketing); and (b) providing general support (including peer support 15 programs and mentoring programs) to ICC/IP in developing telecommunications 16 projects. 17 (9) evaluate eligible activities to ascertain and promote effective 18 telecommunications and information technology development practices and 19 ’ usages among ICC/P; or 20 (10) provide research, analysis, data collection, data organization, and 21 dissemination of information relevant to telecommunications and information 22 technology to ICC/IP for the purpose of promoting effective telecommunications 23 and information technology development practices and usages among them. 24 (F) “Eligible Entity” - refers lo an organization of indigenous peoples, indigenous 25 cultural communities, private or public institution of higher education acting under an 26 agreement with the ICC/IP. 27 (G) “Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples (ICCIP)” 28 defined in the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997, refers to a group of people or 29 homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by others, who have 3 - as