[1st-mile-nm] Navajo-Commnet Broadband Venture

[Richard Lowenberg]

Yesterday, the Navajo Nation and Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) proudly announced an agreement to acquire majority interest in Commnet Newco, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Commnet Wireless, LLC, which will allow NTUA to more fully participate in providing the first 3G wireless cell phone service and 4G broadband services, last-mile services, to residents of the Navajo Nation.

The new company, NTUA Wireless, LLC, will deliver a substantial upgrade of telecommunications services currently available to residents of the Navajo Nation.  The effort will provide new, affordable mobile phone service and access to high-speed data services and the development activities are being partially funded by the $32.1 million broadband grant NTUA received from the National Telecommunications & Information Association (NTIA) as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

(more info.):

http://kayentatownship.net/blog/?p=2317
http://freshnews.com/news/475392/navajo-tribal-utility-authority-and-atlantic-tele-network-announce-partnership-deliver-



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Richard Lowenberg
P. O. Box 8001,  Santa Fe, NM  87504
505-989-9110 off.; 505-603-5200 cell
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