[1st-mile-nm] TewaCom

[Richard Lowenberg]

TewaCom

In 2005, the Pueblo de San Ildefonso was awarded a Rural Utility Service (RUS)
grant. RUS grants are offered through the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the
purpose of promoting Broadband connectivity in rural America. The Pueblo chose
the San Ildefonso Enterprise Corporation (SIEC) to execute the grant. SIEC then
created Tewa Communications @ San Ildefonso to offer services to the public
under the name TewaCom Wireless <www.tewacom.com>.

TewaCom Wireless formed a partnership with Motorola Canopy to deploy its
broadband network. By becoming a Motorola Canopy Reseller and Certified Service
Provider, TewaCom Wireless utilizes the vast knowledge and expertise of the
Motorola Canopy Team. As a result, the TewaCom Wireless network runs primarily
on the 900 MHz platform that was created by Motorola Canopy to overcome the
?line of site? issues that normally inhibit the deployment of wireless
networks throughout rural America. The 900 MHz system allows for acquisition
and transmission of Broadband services with the speed and reliability never
before possible in the Upper Rio Grande Valley.

With the capability of bringing high-speed connectivity to areas that previously
had no access to any broadband services at all, the future of TewaCom Wireless
is both abundant and assured. Eventually the network will offer such services
as Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Digital Television over Internet
Protocol (DTVIP), Video Conferencing, and E-Commerce.

Tewa Communications @ San Ildefonso is firmly committed to continuously upgrade
its TewaCom Wireless service with the most recent advancements in broadband
technology as they become available. This will allow TewaCom Wireless customers
throughout the Valley to experience broadband connectivity as sophisticated as
any in the world.

The network will initially cover the majority of the Pojoaque Valley along with
portions of the Espanola Valley. Development plans call for expansion into
White Rock, Los Alamos and the entire Espanola Valley, and to include the
following communities:
    * San Ildefonso Pueblo
    * Santa Clara Pueblo
    * Pojoaque Pueblo
    * Nambe Pueblo
    * Ohkay Owingeh
    * Española
    * White Rock


-- 
Richard Lowenberg
1st-Mile Institute
P.O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-989-9110;   505-603-5200 cell
rl at 1st-mile.com  www.1st-mile.com

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