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Omaha Tribe of Nebraska seeing progress in getting better internet
Expanding broadband access to reservations
and last updated 2021-04-14 19:14:18-04
MACY, Neb. (KMTV) - The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has been struggling for years without a strong internet connection. But hope is coming in the form of Media King Communications, a service provider.
Media King is offering wireless speeds in an area where it is hard to find a good signal. A ribbon-cutting took place at the Omaha Indian Reservation to celebrate.
Tribe Chairman Everett Baxter Jr. looks at broadband as a necessity that most people take for granted.