The Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NNTRC) asked for a...
The Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NNTRC) asked for a 15-day extension, until May 31, to file comments on the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority’s (NTUA’s) application to be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier providing Lifeline service to people living…
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on Navajo lands. NTUA is proposing to provide service in combination with Commnet Wireless. “The NNTRC is using this docket as an avenue for collecting and reviewing public comment on the NTUA Wireless Petition, rather than hold its own proceeding,” the commission said. “As part of its Reply Comments, the NNTRC will issue its findings and order concerning whether the grant of ETC status to NTUA Wireless on the Navajo Nation is consistent with Navajo law, and is in the best interest of the Navajo people.” NTUA said it plans to offer service in an area covering 27,000 square miles, extending into 13 counties in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. “By leveraging existing NTUA resources and partnering with an established wireless service provider, NTUA Wireless will be uniquely positioned to offer competitive retail wireless telecommunications services to underserved areas of the Navajo Nation,” NTUA said in a March filing. NTUA Wireless will provide jobs for members of the Navajo tribe and utilize its expertise in the utility business “to offer a deeper penetration of retail wireless telecommunications service into the Navajo Nation,” it said.