American taxpayers will fork over between $25 million to $40 million to connect a tiny North Slope village with high-speed internet. The village of Nuiqsut, in the middle of the North Slope oil patch, is home to about 520 people. It has 125 households, which means the total cost of high-speed internet per household is … Continue reading Peltola applauds hookup grant in Nuiqsut that costs U.S. taxpayers up to $320,000 per house