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Cell service on the Red Cliff tribe’s reservation has improved significantly after a 300-foot cell tower became fully operational recently. The tribe is the first in the country to construct a tower as part of a nationwide public safety broadband network for emergency services. 

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa worked with AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) on a deal to build the tower, which is now providing coverage to 80 percent of the reservation. FirstNet is an independent authority that was established by