July 28, 2023 – The California Department of Technology (CDT) finalized an agreement with Siskiyou Telephone Company to construct 163 miles of fiber optic cable as part of California’s statewide Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative. CDT secured a $52 million contract with Siskiyou Telephone to build the 163 miles of high-speed, 288-fiber-count optical cable and install the necessary infrastructure. The project route begins in Humboldt County's unincorporated community, Orleans, and stretches approxi