Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

The project proposes the following activities designed to improve access to, and use of, broadband services among Tribal members. Their proposal is to construct two key middle mile route and FTTP for White Mesa.

• The first route will connect the UMUT Tribal Visitor’s Center to Teec Nos Pos.  This route will connect to fiber being built by Arcadian Infrastructure and the Navajo Nation.   
• The proposed second route will be from the intersection of Highway 160 and Highway 41 to Aneth.  At Aneth, the proposed network will connect to fiber built in Utah by Emery Telecom.  These two proposed fiber routes close the rings for several existing and to-be-built networks in the region, providing resiliency for the UMUT’s broadband efforts, and positively impacting the entire southwest Colorado region, as well as the neighboring states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.  Many regional stakeholders will benefit from this middle mile fiber being built. 
• The proposed build for the last-mile FTTP infrastructure to connect the 104 homes, businesses, and Tribal government locations in White Mesa, Utah.