Project Title:
Fort Belknap Indian Community, TBCP Infrastructure Deployment Project
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program - Round 2
Project Purpose/Type:
This Infrastructure Deployment project will expand access to reliable, high-speed broadband service for approximately 470 households through the deployment of fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) and fixed wireless technologies on or near Fort Belknap Indian Community lands.
City/Town/Service Area:
State(s):
Awardee:
Tribal Governments Served Under Award:
Fort Belknap Indian Community
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$22,842,922.00Funding Amount
Project activities include:
Installing approximately 99 miles of middle-mile and last-mile fiber infrastructure;
Deploying approximately 10 wireless towers to provide 5G fixed wireless connectivity to areas that are inaccessible by fiber; and
Providing reliable, high-speed broadband service to approximately 470 Tribal households, 22 businesses, and 61 Community Anchor Institutions.
This project will:
- Deliver high-speed fiber broadband offering up to 1 Gbps symmetric speeds for residential customers;
- Deliver high-speed fixed wireless broadband offering speeds of up to 100 Mbps download / 20 Mbps upload for residential customers; and
- Support economic development, strengthen government services, expand educational opportunities, and increase access to telehealth services for Tribal members.
The Fort Belknap Indian Community will deploy a combination of fiber and fixed wireless service to approximately 470 Tribal households, 22 businesses, and 61 Community Anchor Institutions.