While the City of Bend, the largest city in Oregon east of the Cascades, has a high-speed, city-wide wireless broadband network, the surrounding economically distressed areas of central Oregon lack adequate broadband connectivity. BendBroadband’s Central Oregon Fiber Alliance project is a partnership with the local communities of Madras, Prineville, Sunriver, and LaPine as well as key health, educational, public safety, and business development entitites that plans to create a comprehensive, regional 40 Gbps fiber ring.