Project Proposes the Following Activities Designed to Improve Access to, and Use of, Broadband Services Among…
FY2022 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-11
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Award NT22TBC0290065 is a grant from the Department of Commerce, $19.6M obligated, FY2022 to FY2027, for Project Proposes the Following Activities Designed to Improve Access to, and Use of, Broadband…. The work is performed in South Dakota. Source
Description
The Project Proposes the Following Activities Designed to Improve Access to, and Use of, Broadband Services Among Tribal Members: Deploy 15 Ran (Radio Access Network) Sites, Including a Base Station and Ancillary Equipment. Construct Eight New Tower Sites - Six Using Above-Ground Foundations and Two Guyed Towers Constructed with Guy Wires to Provide Stability in High Wind Situations. Deploy 10 Microwave Links to Provide Backhaul Connectivity to Ran Sites, Including Two Microwave Repeater Sites. Deploy 41KM (Approximately 26 Miles) of Fiber Between Pine Ridge, South Dakota and Rushville, South Dakota. Deploy 149KM (Approximately 93 Miles) of Fiber Connecting Seven Ran Sites.