“The recognition is an honor, and this time more so, because I share it with my good friend, Geoffrey Blackwell,” Rantanen said. “The greatest benefit is bringing more focus to the work we do in Indian Country.”
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TDVN Connects to International Peering Exchange
LA MIRADA, CA — Jan. 15, 2020 — Fourteen Native American tribes in Southern California are now directly connected to the state-of-the-art International Internet Exchange, Pacific Wave, and its peering, high-performance scientific networks, and ever-expanding global connectivity. Six more tribes are also expected to join in the coming months. This new connection enables tribal libraries, Read More
Press Release: Google, Community Partnership Brings High-Speed Wi-Fi to Celilo Village
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2019 Contact: Nicole Shaddy nshaddy@cplusc.com / 971-229-0545 GOOGLE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP BRINGS HIGH-SPEED WI-FI TO CELILO VILLAGE Wi-Fi Aims to Bridge the Digital Divide for Greater Educational, Business Opportunities CELILO VILLAGE – Today, October 19, Celilo Village unveiled its new, high-speed wi-fi made possible by a grant from Google and in partnership with the Read More
Tribal Technology Assessment: The State of Internet Service on Tribal Lands
By Brian Howard and Traci Morris, American Indian Policy Institute, Arizona State University In a recent report, Brian Howard and Traci Morris both offer a comprehensive summary of the state of Internet service on Tribal Lands, lending considerable weight to PCI’s interest in improving access to the Internet in those areas. Abstract Access to high-speed Read More
Native Americans on Tribal Land Are ‘The Least Connected’ to High-Speed Internet
By Hansi Lo Wang “Until we can ensure that deployment by providers includes fiber access on tribal reservations, this title will always ring true. Short of Elon Musk’s Low Earth Orbit Satellite solution, or Google’s ProjectLOON, fiber access on tribal land at $1/Mb per month is the real catalyst to get all of the tribes Read More