Susanville Indian Rancheria

This project will:

• Provide Tribal residents with reliable and affordable Internet service. 
• Connect the SIR Educational Resource Center and Library, the Lassen Indian Health Center, and the Tribal Administration and Education building with reliable broadband. 
• Create 2 full-time project help-desk technician positions. 
• Increase communication throughout the Rancheria and beyond. 
• Expand distance learning opportunities for Tribal residents to be able to complete their high school diploma and attend college/university, and engage in continuing education. 
• Enhance virtual health care options. 
• Enable Tribal residents, businesses, and anchor institutions such as schools, libraries, public safety, and health care facilities to have access to Internet services even when wildfires have disrupted fiber-based service. 
• Use microwave technology to distribute broadband to institutional and government Tribal facilities to include: the Lassen Indian Health Center; the Tribal Administration and Educational Buildings; and the residents of the Rancheria.
• Provide low-cost or completely subsidized Internet service at Tribal residences and install at each household the required antennae, receiver(s), and modems to access broadband.
• Provide fault tolerance to a secondary ISP with the capacity to handle critical communications in the event of an outage at the Point of Presence or in the carrier’s fiber optic infrastructure.