Santee Sioux Nation

Phase 2 activities funded by the NTIA grant will be a continuum of the total funding budget requirements. It will be limited to actual construction and completion of the Tillman Tower 2 and the Casino Tower 3 to obtain complete wireless internet coverage to rural households, both on Indian lands and non-Indian lands, and businesses within range of the Tillman Tower on the east side of Knox County and the Central-South side of Knox County. A lease agreement was negotiated to attach, install, and operate radio and internet communications equipment at the Tillman Tower for governmental functions and for providing 2.5 MHz wireless internet services. Phase Two of this rescoped narrative and accompanying budget involves the construction of a new service tower near the Feather Hill Express convenience store located to the northeast of the Ohiya Casino location. Santee Sioux will construct a new 60 foot to 100-foot tower to elevate the opportunity for 2.5 GHz coverage.