Project Title:
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, TBCP Infrastructure Deployment Project
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
This Infrastructure Deployment project will expand access to reliable, high-speed broadband service for approximately 4,400 households through the deployment of fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) and fixed wireless technologies on or near Muscogee (Creek) Nation lands.
City/Town/Service Area:
State(s):
Awardee:
Tribal Governments Served Under Award:
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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$41,216,619.00Funding Amount
Project activities include:
Installing approximately 20 miles of middle-mile and last-mile fiber infrastructure;
Deploying approximately 11 communications towers to provide fixed wireless connectivity in areas inaccessible by fiber; and
Providing reliable, high-speed broadband service to approximately 4,400 Tribal households, 10 businesses, and 4 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;
- Create approximately 17 new jobs during the network’s construction and operations phases; and
- Expand access to affordable, reliable broadband connectivity that meets the current and future needs of residents.
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation will deploy fiber and fixed wireless broadband service to approximately 4,400 Tribal households, 10 businesses, and 4 Community Anchor Institutions.