[1st-mile-nm] Qwest and Pueblo of Pojoaque Reach Right-of-Way Agreement

[Ripperger, Michael, PRC]

The Commission has yet to respond to Qwest's request to dismiss case
07-00189-UT based on this agreement between Qwest and Pojoaque Pueblo.
The Commission's investigation in that case centered around the
Commission's concern that service may be interrupted to those
communities served by the SF North exchange, Windstream's continued
ability to get its northern traffic backhauled through the connectivity
it has on the Pueblo, and the Commission's concern that Qwest live up to
its broadband commitments under the Second Amended Settlement Agreement
in that area. I do not know if the Commission will ask for further
explanation, or just dismiss the case based upon the assurances so far
of Qwest and the Pueblo. If anyone ever needs to see what is transpiring
in cases at the Commission, you can get a password and look at the
filings in the cases. http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/caselookup.htm 

Michael Ripperger
Telecommunications Bureau Chief
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission 
Marian Hall
224 East Palace Ave
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone 1-505-827-6902
Fax 1-505-827-4402
 
-----Original Message-----
From: 1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org
[mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org] On Behalf Of Marianne
Granoff
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:00 PM
To: Richard Lowenberg; 1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org
Cc: michael.horcasitas at qwest.com; leo.baca at qwest.com
Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] Qwest and Pueblo of Pojoaque Reach
Right-of-Way Agreement

I would guess MATI is out of the picture since it is a 15-year
agreement.

This sounds like Qwest will keep the Santa Fe North CO which is on 
the Pueblo and will be able to continue providing service in the area.

Qwest may have agreed to pull fiber to the new resort and to 
provision DSL on the pueblo.  I am just speculating.

Pojoaque is on a major fiber path to both Espanola and Los Alamos, 
and possibly Taos as well.  It would be kind of hard for Qwest to give
it up.

If the PRC has to approve it, we may get more information.  I don't 
know if Leo Baca or Michael Horcasitas is on this list, but I am 
copying them to see if they will comment regarding this on the list.

Marianne

Marianne Granoff
Chair, Public Affairs Committee
New Mexico Internet Professionals Association
P.O. Box 22641
Santa Fe, NM 87502
http://www.nmipa.org
505 246-4634 or 505 980-7919
granoff at zianet.com

At 08:48 PM 8/24/2008 -0700, Richard Lowenberg wrote:
>The following new item of this past week, comes from a Qwest press
release.
>Do 1st-Mile subscribers from the PRC have any more detail about this.
Will
>Mescalero Apache Telecom. Inc. (MATI) continue to have a presence/role
in the
>Pojoaque telecom. arena?
>rl
>---------
>
>Qwest, Pueblo of Pojoaque Reach Right-of-Way Agreement
>Tuesday August 19, 12:00 pm ET
>Agreement Paves Way for Expanded High-Speed Internet
>
>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qwest Communications International
Inc.
>announced an agreement today that secures right-of-way for Qwest
facilities
>with the Pueblo of Pojoaque.  The agreement ensures communications 
>services for
>thousands of residents and businesses in parts of northern New Mexico.
>
>The easement and rights-of-way agreement also paves the way for Qwest
to
>continue to expand its high-speed Internet and advanced communications
>technology to benefit customers on the Pueblo of Pojoaque and in
northern New
>Mexico.
>
>?I?m pleased to announce this agreement and appreciate the efforts of
so
>many people and organizations, especially the Pueblo of Pojoaque, to
come
>together,? said Loretta A. Armenta, Qwest New Mexico president.  ?At
the
>end of the day, this is all about serving the needs of the customer.?
>
>Pueblo of Pojoaque Governor George Rivera said, ?By working together,
the
>entire Pojoaque Valley becomes the winner. Special thanks go out to the
Public
>Regulation Commission, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and everyone who
worked so
>hard.?
>
>The agreement is for 15 years, with an option for renewal for an
additional 15
>years.
>
>
>--
>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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