Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The Klamath River Rural Broadband Initiative Receives $10 Million from California Public Utilities Commission
Posted By Iridian Casarez on Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 1:08 PM
The California Public Utilities Commission's Advanced Services Fund has contributed $10 million into the Karuk and Yurok Tribes' Klamath River Rural Broadband Initiative (KRRBI).
The KRRBI project will install modern internet infrastructure to homes that have slow internet speeds and have never been connected to the internet. The release states that the project will provide high-speed internet connection to nearly 670 tribal and non-tribal households and to 170 non-residential entities including health care facilities, public schools and tribal offices.
Read the full release and statements from the Karuk and Yurok Tribe Chairmembers below.
The KRRBI project will install modern internet infrastructure to homes that have slow internet speeds and have never been connected to the internet. The release states that the project will provide high-speed internet connection to nearly 670 tribal and non-tribal households and to 170 non-residential entities including health care facilities, public schools and tribal offices.
Read the full release and statements from the Karuk and Yurok Tribe Chairmembers below.
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Iridian Casarez was a staff writer at the North Coast Journal from 2019-2023.
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