Project Title:
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Broadband Connectivity Project
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
The Broadband Infrastructure Deployment project proposes to install an 80 mile, middle mile fiber path that will directly connect 36 community anchor institutions as a last mile system. Additionally this middle mile fiber will connect to a 3.6 GHz fixed wireless system in the community, which will be used to connect 900 unserved Native American households and 860 Native American businesses with qualifying 100/20 Mbps broadband speeds.
State(s):
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$9,980,139.09Funding Amount
The project proposes the following activities designed to improve access to, and use of, broadband services among Tribal members:
- Construct an 80-mile middle- and last-mile fiber network to directly connect 36 unserved community anchor institutions to qualifying service of 100/20 Mbps.
- Deploy a CBRS/3.6 GHz wireless last-mile network to directly connect 900 unserved households and 860 Native American businesses to qualifying service of 100/20 Mbps or greater.
This project will expand telehealth and remote learning services, contribute to the long-term growth of Tribal businesses and economic enterprises, and sustain and enrich community ties by promoting interconnectivity and enabling access to online cultural resources.
The project intends to benefit all unserved Apache Tribe of Oklahoma households, 860 unserved and underserved Apache Tribal businesses, and 36 unserved and underserved Apache community anchor institutions.