Navajo Nation Begins Major Broadband Expansion
Navajo Nation communities in New Mexico, Arizona and Utah will receive $32 million in funding to expand broadband to the largest American Indian reservation. The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) is providing an additional $11.3 million in matching funds.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke made the announcement yesterday, saying the completed project will bring broadband access to 30,000 homes, 1,000 businesses and 1,100 community institutions. The project will cover more than 15,000 miles of Navajo Nation territory and create jobs through the construction of 530 miles of fiber cable.
"It's going to help us. Someone has said we're 30 years behind the times. I believe it. ... I see it," Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. said. "This infusion of new capital is going to bring us a long ways in terms of helping us to catch up with the mainstream."
Read the full Washington Post story here and The Daily Times story here.
Thats a lot of fiber!
Wireless would be much easier and more cost effective to install. The project would be completed quicker and results are just as great.
Let's bring broadband into the Reservation as quickly as possible!
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