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Oglala Lakota Telecommunications Announces $54.5 Million Investment to Expand Broadband Access Across the Pine Ridge Reservation: Construction to begin this spring with service offerings launching in 2026.

February 25, 2026

(Pine Ridge, SD) Oglala Lakota Telecommunications (OLT), a 100% tribally owned telecommunications company, announced today that two major broadband infrastructure projects totaling $54.5 million, marking one of the most significant expansions of high-speed internet access in the history of the…

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US Supreme Court Amicus Brief Universal Service Fund

June 27, 2025

BRIEF OF THE OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER SHLB COALITION Amicus Brief PDF The universal-service contribution scheme does not violate the Constitution’s nondelegation doctrine; Congress sufficiently guided and constrained the discretion that it lodged with the…

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OST Broadband Coverage Continues to Expand

June 24, 2025

PINE RIDGE — In an era when reliable internet is essential to economic survival and educational success, vast stretches of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have remained digitally dark. That’s changing—fast. The Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) has launched a multi-pronged…

Grant Awards

USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded the Oglala Sioux Tribe $500,000.00 for a Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA)

April 23, 2025

The Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) presents this application – The Oglala Digital Sovereignty and Equity Project – for round 2 of the USDA’s Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) program to support efforts by OST to analyze the main factors affecting Tribal…

Grant Awards

Oglala Sioux Tribe Awarded $19.6 Million Grant to Enhance Broadband Connectivity

August 23, 2024

The Oglala Sioux Tribe has been awarded a $19,620,766 grant from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) to significantly improve internet access across the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. This funding will facilitate the construction of a last-mile broadband network, directly…

Grant Awards

Oglala Sioux Tribe Awarded $35 Million USDA Grant to Enhance High-Speed Internet Access

March 12, 2024

Oglala Sioux Tribe Awarded $35 Million USDA Grant to Enhance High-Speed Internet Access Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) is proud to announce the receipt of a $35 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ReConnect Program. This significant investment…