Project Title:
Alaska Native Tribal Telecom Consortium – Bringing Affordable Broadband to Rural Alaska
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
This Broadband Infrastructure Deployment and Planning, Engineering, Feasibility, and Sustainability Studies project will plan, design, and construct last mile wireless deployment infrastructure in 13 of the Alaska Native Villages in the Consortium by utilizing 2.5Ghz licensed spectrum. The completed wireless project will be capable of delivering speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps. The project will also deploy fiber to the premise in the consortium Village of Unalakleet, delivering speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps.
State(s):
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$7,000,000.00Funding Amount
Project activities include:
- Plan, design and engineer wireless or fiber optic networks in each of the seventeen consortium villages.
- Install network shelters, monopole towers, and 2.5Ghz wireless last mile distribution equipment.
- Install fiber to the premise for locations in Unalakleet.
- Connect last mile distribution equipment to satellite, microwave, or fiber middle mile backhaul.
The project outcomes will result in last mile wireless distribution networks for 13 Alaska Native Villages and a fiber to the premise last mile distribution for the Native Village of Unalakleet.
This project will benefit the Tribal member households, community anchor institutions, and Tribal businesses of the 17 consortium villages of the Alaska Native Tribal Telecom Consortium. Approximately 40% of Tribal members live below the 150% federal poverty line.