A push to bring Wi-Fi to students on the Navajo Nation is made urgent by the pandemic

Crews are working hard to bring internet to 500 homes scattered across rough, mountainous terrain.

(Zak Podmore | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tower technicians Nathan Berry, above, and Jory Christiansen work to bring internet to students in the Navajo Nation community of Halchita on Dec. 8, 2020. The tower was installed this fall with CARES Act funds and will receive a signal from a larger tower on distant Raplee Ridge.

A push to bring Wi-Fi to students on the Navajo Nation is made urgent by the pandemic

Crews are working hard to bring internet to 500 homes scattered across rough, mountainous terrain.

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