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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$65,168,000

Department of Commerce·National Telecommunications and Information Administration

to NANA REGIONAL CORPORATION, INC.

telecomactive
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_NT23TBC0290014_013
Award description

THE PROJECT PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, BROADBAND SERVICES AMONG TRIBAL MEMBERS: 1.INSTALL 683 MILES OF SUBMARINE FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONNECTING 11 GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED NATIVE VILLAGES. 2.COMPLETE DETAILED LAND SURVEYING FOR ROUTING OF THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE. 3.OBTAIN PERMITS AND COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION WHERE NEEDED. 4.PROVIDE FIXED WIRELESS TO EACH VILLAGE INCLUDING TESTING AND PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT. 5.CREATE A WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE BROADBAND.

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In plain English

Install submarine fiber optic cable and wireless infrastructure to provide broadband access to 11 remote Native Alaskan villages.

Sub-sectors
broadband-infrastructuretribal-connectivitywireless-networks
Why this matters

Closes digital divide in underserved tribal communities, enabling economic participation and access to essential services in remote regions.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for submarine fiber optic cable, wireless equipment, and infrastructure installation services in Alaska's remote markets.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001380.

Period of performance
Start
2022-11-01
End
2027-10-31
Status
activein 535 days
Sources

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