Alaska Broadband Project Expected to Bridge the Digital Divide and Create Jobs

A collaborative broadband project in Alaska is expected to deliver multi-faceted, transformative benefits to the Athabascan community of Nenana. The collaboration is between Nenana Native Association, Tanana Chiefs Conference, and Alaska Communications, a provider of communications infrastructure in Alaska. The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Round 2 grant, funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), is allocated to fund fiber-to-the-home service to 362 residences, 30 businesses, and nine anchor institutions to the community located near Fairbanks, Alaska. In addition to gaining reliable, affordable, and high-speed broadband, this project is expected to create new jobs for many in Alaska.