Project Title:
Pueblo of Zia Fiber Project
Funding Program:
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
Project Purpose/Type:
The Broadband Infrastructure Deployment project proposes to install fiber to directly connect 228 unserved Native American households and 13 unserved community anchor institutions with qualifying broadband service with up to 1 Gbps symmetrical speeds.
State(s):
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$4,695,868.82Funding Amount
The project proposes the following activities designed to improve access to, and use of, broadband services among Tribal members:
- Deploy a XGS-PON FTTP system to directly connect 228 unserved Native American households and 13 unserved community anchor institutions with qualifying services of up to 1 Gbps symmetrical.
- Provide broadband construction, network operation, and technical support workforce training to 12 Tribal members.
This project will provide Pueblo of Zia members with improved telehealth, distance learning, and broadband use and adoption services and enable online workforce development training.
The project intends to benefit all unserved Pueblo of Zia households and community anchor institutions, 12 Tribal members who will receive workforce development training, and all Pueblo of Zia members who utilize the community anchor institutions to be connected by the project.