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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$49,899,104

Department of Commerce·National Telecommunications and Information Administration

to CENTRAL COUNCIL TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF ALASKA

telecomactive
WORK BEGAN2022-11-01·LATEST ACTION·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_NT23TBC0290020_013
Award description

THE PROJECT PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, BROADBAND SERVICES AMONG TRIBAL MEMBERS: 1. CONSTRUCT 16 100-FOOT MONOPOLE TOWERS AND RETROFIT 6 EXISTING TOWERS WITH BROADBAND EQUIPMENT TO CONNECT 3,448 NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS TO 2.5 GHZ FIXED WIRELESS AT QUALIFYING SPEEDS OF 25/3 MBPS OR GREATER. 2. ERECT NINE 100-FOOT MONOPOLE TOWERS AND RETROFIT ONE EXISTING TOWER WITH BROADBAND EQUIPMENT TO CONNECT 3,500 NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS TO 3.5 GHZ (CBRS) FIXED WIRELESS AT QUALIFYING SPEEDS OF 25/3 MBPS OR GREATER.

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In plain English

Funds construction of broadband towers and equipment to connect approximately 7,000 Native American households in Alaska to fixed wireless internet at 25+ Mbps speeds.

Sub-sectors
tribal-broadbandfixed-wireless-accessrural-infrastructure
Why this matters

Tribal broadband is critical infrastructure for economic opportunity, education, and healthcare access in remote communities often underserved by market-driven providers.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for FWA equipment, tower construction services, and wireless backhaul infrastructure from vendors like Nokia, Ericsson, and regional installers.

U.S.–China competition angle

Tribal broadband is part of U.S. digital equity push; FWA radio equipment sourcing remains globally distributed, relevant to supply-chain diversification concerns.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-10. Cost: $0.018099.

Period of performance
Start
2022-11-01
End
2027-10-31
Status
activein 488 days
Sources

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