KRRBI

In 2015, the Karuk Tribe partnered with the Yurok Tribe for the "Klamath River Rural Broadband Initiative" (KRRBI). The purpose of KRRBI is to provide high-speed broadband Internet service to the ancestral territories of the Karuk and the Yurok Tribes, including tribal and non-tribal community members, who are presently unserved or underserved by current service providers. KRRBI will install about 104 miles of "middle mile" fiber optic cable from Orleans to Weitchpec, from Weitchpec to Wautec and Tulley Creek, from Weitchpec to Orick, and from Orick to the "meet-me" with existing fiber in McKinleyville. The "middle mile" connects areas without broadband fiber optic cable connections to the larger long distance fiber optic network, and the "meet-me" is the point of connection between the middle mile and the larger network. KRRBI is set for construction in 2021 and will be completed in 2023, providing a critical service to its service area... The Project area covered by KRRBI is highly..

Also known as: Klamath River Rural Broadband Initiative