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Attendees pull damaged fiber optic cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp held on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. More than one in five homes on tribal lands lack access to adequate broadband, compared to fewer than one in 10 on non-tribal land in 2024, according to Federal Communications Commission data. But experts say the disparity is likely greater. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees pull damaged fiber optic cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp held on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. More than one in five homes on tribal lands lack access to adequate broadband, compared to fewer than one in 10 on non-tribal land in 2024, according to Federal Communications Commission data. But experts say the disparity is likely greater. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Olga Armenta sits in a tent set up to host the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Olga Armenta sits in a tent set up to host the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees listen to an instructor during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp held on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees listen to an instructor during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp held on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees hold cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees hold cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees and instructors gather for a group photo during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp held on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees and instructors gather for a group photo during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp held on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Christopher Mitchell, a co-founder of the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp, stands on a rail next to spools of cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Christopher Mitchell, a co-founder of the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp, stands on a rail next to spools of cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees learn how to splice fiber optic cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. More than one in five homes on tribal lands lack access to adequate broadband, compared to fewer than one in 10 on non-tribal land in 2024, according to Federal Communications Commission data. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees learn how to splice fiber optic cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. More than one in five homes on tribal lands lack access to adequate broadband, compared to fewer than one in 10 on non-tribal land in 2024, according to Federal Communications Commission data. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees learn how to splice fiber optic cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Attendees learn how to splice fiber optic cables during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A large white tent is set up to host the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Tribal Broadband Bootcamps have brought together 72 tribal nations from across the U.S. to learn more about how to build sustainable broadband networks. Indian Country has historically struggled with internet access. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A large white tent is set up to host the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp on co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Tribal Broadband Bootcamps have brought together 72 tribal nations from across the U.S. to learn more about how to build sustainable broadband networks. Indian Country has historically struggled with internet access. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Sitting on recliners in a home movie theater of co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch, attendees listen to instructor Dustin LaPointe, left, during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Sitting on recliners in a home movie theater of co-founder Matthew Rantanen's ranch, attendees listen to instructor Dustin LaPointe, left, during the Tribal Broadband Bootcamp in Aguanga, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)