Terra Southwest Project Puts Rural Alaska on the Grid

It's the first terrestrial network to link Anchorage to dozens of communities in the Yukon Kuskokwim region and it's been critical for the advancement of education and healthcare.

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by Megan Mazurek

Story Created: Jul 11, 2012 at 7:42 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Jul 11, 2012 at 7:42 PM AKDT

It's the first terrestrial network to link Anchorage to dozens of communities in the Yukon Kuskokwim region and it's been critical for the advancement of education and healthcare.

For the fourth part of "Dialed In: Connecting Alaska" photojournalist Jared Mazurek and Megan Mazurek flew to Bethel to learn about the microwave radio that has helped bring the southwest region online and more connected than ever before.

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