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Tribe receives $12.3 million in stimulus broadband funds

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe was awarded $12.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to construct a broadband network that will provide high-speed Internet access for the rural communities and surrounding areas on the reservation.

The fiber-to-the-home project calls for miles of fiber optic lines to be installed in Plummer, Worley, Tensed and DeSmet.

“This is awesome news for everyone living on the reservation,” said Coeur d’Alene Tribe Chairman Chief James Allan. “The broadband project will have a profound impact on all residents of the Coeur d’Alene reservation.”

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