AMERIND Risk to Help Tribes Develop Broadband With AMERIND Critical Infrastructure

While much of America enjoys the benefits of high-speed internet or “broadband” – such as distance learning, telemedicine, and online business – a stark contrast exists across Indian country. According to the 2016 Broadband Progress Report of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency that oversees broadband regulation, 41 percent of people living on tribal lands have no access to broadband. It’s even worse in rural regions of Indian country, where 68 percent of residents lack broadband.

AMERIND Risk, the only 100 percent tribally-owned and operated insurance solutions provider, has a groundbreaking new business line to address this huge need – AMERIND Critical Infrastructure. This new business will help tribes develop and deploy robust broadband networks which, in the 21st Century, have become as necessary as clean water, reliable energy, and good roads. This complements AMERIND’s core mission and values perfectly, as it already protects tribal infrastructures and governmental functions - tribal homes, businesses and workforces.

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/10/18/amerind-risk-help-tribes-develop-broadband-amerind-critical-infrastructure-166132