Project on San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians reservation will bring fiber network to more than 500 customers in Valley Center
A North County tribe and AT&T held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday to expand access to reliable, high-speed internet service to more than 500 new customers in Valley Center.
The new fiber network is part of a continuing effort across the nation to bring high speed internet service to rural communities, including tribal nations. San Pasqual Chairman Stephen Cope said that while slow internet speeds had been an issue on the reservation for years, the pandemic shined a spotlight on the problem. Building a more reliable internet network is an important piece of encouraging community members to move back to the reservation, a trend Cope said he has observed in recent years.
The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program — a $3 billion federal effort to support tribal broadband projects — received more than 280 applications by its initial deadline two years ago. Last week, the National Telecommunications and Information AdministrationThus far, five tribes in San Diego County have receivedthrough the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
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