10/05/2026
A message to our community regarding the critical fiber-optic infrastructure being installed throughout the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation and surrounding areas:
Conduit attached to several bridges across Hoopa has recently been damaged or cut. Please be aware: fiber-optic cable is made of glass and contains zero copper. It holds no scrap or monetary value, but destroying it inflicts immediate, lasting harm on us all.
Bringing this network to our valley required years of hard-won effort to secure competitive state and federal grants (SB156 and NTIA) and navigate complex construction in our rural terrain. Every act of vandalism sets our entire community back, delaying essential access to reliable high-speed internet, telehealth services, emergency communications, distance learning, and remote economic opportunities.
Protecting this infrastructure means protecting our community’s hard-earned progress. Please do not vandalize our shared network—when it is damaged, our entire reservation suffers.
Have questions, see damage or unusual activity? Let us know, (530) 625-4543.