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<p class="MsoNormal">Michael,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">First of all, one of Sceye’s airships can cover nearly ¼ of the state and seems to be a good bang for the buck. And, to answer your question about ROW on tribal lands – whether a 195’ tower, a 50’ monopole, or 10 miles of fiber cable,
the ROW process is essentially the same. Commonly it takes us 2 years to get a land use permit for a single tower. The ROW for one tower, where the land survey was a few feet off, took us 7 years. One tribe and 2 federal agencies were involved and they
just couldn’t get over the confusion of a past erroneous survey. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> 1st-mile-nm <1st-mile-nm-bounces@mailman.dcn.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Harris<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 10, 2021 2:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [1st-mile-nm] Question about NM-Sceye Inc. Contract ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It seems like $3.2M could build an awful lot of fixed microwave infrastructure, even if it had to be completely off-grid...<br>
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Are there additional legal barriers to getting ROW or other issues with fixed wireless on tribal land?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 1:44 PM Richard Lowenberg <<a href="mailto:rl@1st-mile.org">rl@1st-mile.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> From the May 07, 2021 • Theresa Davis, Albuquerque Journal<br>
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New Mexico Examines Barriers to Navajo Internet Access<br>
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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the COVID-19 pandemic has <br>
highlighted the Internet gaps across the 27,000-square-mile reservation. <br>
Only 46 percent of households on tribal lands have basic broadband <br>
access.<br>
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<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.govtech.com%2Fnetwork%2Fnew-mexico-examines-barriers-to-navajo-internet-access&data=04%7C01%7Cjbadal%40sacredwindnm.com%7C63673639e44b41e2412d08d913efc446%7C1458a946b06346cbbe2752dbe35fba15%7C0%7C0%7C637562742784326050%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=eiq2%2Buq2Fo8RKilR18FJoRGyXymah0Fh3qCRBl1kDNk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.govtech.com/network/new-mexico-examines-barriers-to-navajo-internet-access</a><br>
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At the end of the article there is this sentence:<br>
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The state is also nearing completion on a $3.2 million contract for a <br>
Sceye Inc. study using blimp-like balloons to provide Internet, which <br>
could bridge the access gap for rural tribal areas. <br>
<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sceye.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cjbadal%40sacredwindnm.com%7C63673639e44b41e2412d08d913efc446%7C1458a946b06346cbbe2752dbe35fba15%7C0%7C0%7C637562742784331027%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=rA%2BfJu9W1Cp%2Fu3NMCcQ2Y8BqJ0OPNt8N6yymAzg8shI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.sceye.com/</a><br>
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Does anyone know more about this $3.2 million contract for a study ?<br>
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R.<br>
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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director<br>
1st-Mile Institute 505-603-5200<br>
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,<br>
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