Project Title:
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Fiber and Fixed Wireless Project
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
The Broadband Infrastructure Deployment project proposes to install fiber and fixed wireless to directly connect 4,399 unserved Native American households with qualifying broadband service (fiber to the home service up to 100/40 Gbps and wireless service up to 80/20 Mbps).
State(s):
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$18,797,452.00Funding Amount
The project proposes the following activities designed to improve access to, and use of, broadband services among Tribal members:
- Construct a 153-mile middle-mile fiber network to connect the government headquarters building, community anchor institutions, and 9 proposed and 5 existing communications towers to provide service of 100/40 Gbps.
- Construct 9 195-foot communications towers and outfit 5 existing communications towers with broadband equipment to provide 2.5 GHz fixed wireless at speeds of 25/3 Mbps or above to Tribal households.
This project will deliver broadband capability to outlying anchor institutions and communities, improve public safety, expand access to remote education and telehealth services, promote economic development, and enhance Tribal sovereignty by allowing the Leech Lake Band to own its communication infrastructure.
The project intends to benefit all unserved households on Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe lands and all Tribal members who utilize public services.