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$1 billion toward better tribal broadband is just a down payment

$1 billion toward better tribal broadband is just a down payment

Released Tuesday, 9th February 2021
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$1 billion toward better tribal broadband is just a down payment

$1 billion toward better tribal broadband is just a down payment

$1 billion toward better tribal broadband is just a down payment

$1 billion toward better tribal broadband is just a down payment

Tuesday, 9th February 2021
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We’ve been talking this week about the digital divide in Indian Country. Reservations lag way behind the rest of the country in terms of access to high-speed internet, but the CARES Act created a billion-dollar fund to help tribes build their own networks. Molly speaks with Matthew Rantanen, director of technology at the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, which runs a wireless network that provides service to 19 tribes near San Diego. He said that $1 billion will help, but the total cost could be seven times higher.

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