NTIA Broadband Projects Groundbreaking

The Osage Nation Department Wahzhazhe Connect will break ground on its National Telecommunication Information Administration (NTIA) projects on Monday, March 4, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., at Wakon Iron Hall in Pawhuska. Representatives from NTIA will attend the event along with staff from the Oklahoma Broadband Office. This is the beginning of the construction funded by $53.9M worth of federal grants to the Osage Nation to build out high-speed fiber optic broadband throughout the Osage Nation. The projects will build a network of more than 200 miles of fiber optic cabling along with 16 towers for fixed wifi.