Bethel Native Corporation awarded $42.4M federal grant to bring fiber internet service to Alaska's Y-K Delta residents
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bethel Native Corporation (BNC) has been awarded a $42.4 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to deploy a 405-mile fiber optic network from Dillingham to Bethel, Alaska. The project, to be completed in partnership with Alaska telecommunications provider GCI, will bring urban-level 2 gig internet service to consumers in Bethel and Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) communities along the fiber route.