San Ildefonso Pueblo has received more than $1 million in stimulus money to expand wireless services in the Española and Pojoaque valleys.

The San Ildefonso Pueblo Enterprise Corporation plans to use the $1.2 million in stimulus grant and loan money to install four cell towers powered by solar panels, plus buy the networking equipment to serve an additional 2,405 homes through Tewa Communications. SIPEC's chief operating officer Laurence Peña thinks ultimately the towers will serve even more residents. "In reality, after looking at the network and our analysis, we will be a very major player for broadband in the valleys," Peña said. Read More...

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