The Eastern Cherokees have provided $1.9 million for a high-speed network in rural west North Carolina.
The tribe and its partners are targeting six counties where residents, businesses and schools have few options for high-speed access. Customers would pay costs comparable to urban areas.
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New 'Net to connect tip of WNC
(The Asheville Citizen-Times 1/24)
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Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians -
http://www.cherokee-nc.com
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Eastern Cherokees funding rural high-speed network
Monday, January 26, 2004
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