Laguna Pueblo is working with Sacred Wind Communications to bring Internet service to the central New Mexico tribe.
The high-speed broadband project was first unveiled last week. Officials say it's aimed at connecting every home and building in the tribe's six villages.
The project has been funded through six separate grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The director of the pueblo's utility authority, Leonard Otero, says the service means residents will have access to academic, medical, employment and other types of valuable information.
Sacred Wind will train utility workers to manage the broadband system, and different service packages will be available to residents.
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