The rolls of fiber-optic cable currently unwinding in a remote corner of northwest Montana represent a vital, long-overdue change for the region. Rural and Native communities in the US have long had lower rates of cellular and broadband connectivity than urban areas, where four out of every five Americans live. Outside the cities and suburbs, …
Governor Greg Gianforte recently embarked on a state-wide tour, and on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, he visited Siyeh Communications in Browning, which provides voice and broadband services to the Blackfeet Reservation. “Deploying broadband to Indian Country and our rural communities is foundational for our new and evolving economy, whether it’s ag or high tech,” the …
PCS Technologies has been serving clients across American with rural broadband services for more than 20 years. This is one of our case studies. Siyeh Communications/ Blackfeet Nation The Client: Blackfeet Nation The Challenge: PCS Technologies, Inc. was contacted by TICOM in early 2020 to assist with one of the first 2.5 GHz Network Implementations …
Hi folks, you may or may not know that currently Siycom is taking on the switching responsibilities from 3rivers, moving our customers onto our own switching network. By October 1st, all customers will be on our switch. We are starting in the surrounding area of the reservation and will work into Browning. One thing we …
Siycom is in the process of taking on our own switching which had been 100% done at 3Rivers Fairfield headquarters. During the transition of our acquisition of the “338 Exchange”, Siycom has begun taking on different tasks starting with customer service, billing, installation and on the ground technical truck rolls. Now comes the last part …
Blackfeet Nation gains independence through telecoms. The benefits of mountain living are obvious and plentiful: Theda New Breast has lived on the eastern side of Lower St. Mary’s Lake for 26 winters. She sees the first fissures in the frozen lake and she hypothesizes how and where it will collapse. She walks past bear dens. …
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted 988 as a new three-digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline, starting July 16, 2022. Customers must continue to dial 1-800-273-TALK to reach the Lifeline until July 16, 2022. However, in order for 988 to work in our …