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Navajo Broadband: BTOP Comment: NNTRC

Deswood Tome from Navajo Telecommunications and Regulatory (NNTRC.org) posted these comments for BTOP. It is intersting to read the comments about how the Navajo Nation should be funded as a single entity and how they should receive priority over single state funding and private business applications.

Excerpt about Navajo Broadband and BTOP funding

1. an entire reservation should be considered a single “area” for purposes of determining whether that area [qualifies]
   
2. Tribal Entities Should Have Priority over Private Service Providers for Funding Projects in Indian Country
3. The Navajo Nation urges that Indian tribes be considered on the same footing as states in consideration of broadband funding.

BTOP Comment | Web Form Comment.