http://navajobroadband.com Broadband on Navajo: a $60 Million Dollar Opportunity Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:35:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Currrently CommNet Wireless and the Navajo Nation are working together to spend about $50,000,000 in stimulus funding before 2nd quarter 2012. We can expect to see this money solve the need for access at the chapter houses and within HUD developments for about 60% of the homes on the Navajo Nation. ... http://navajobroadband.com/2011/04/50-million-broadband-plan/ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010 Alert: Motorola Confirms Inspector General's Audit of $50 Million BayWEB Broadband Stimulus Grant First OIG Announced Audit Under Entire Broadband Stimulus Program; NTIA Unaware of OIG Action StimulatingBroadband.com 12/16/2010 - (Updated 11:20 PM) San Francisco - Company and federal officials have confirmed that the $50 million BayWEB broadband stimulus ... http://navajobroadband.com/2010/12/a-program-to-help-or-hinder/ This amazing project seems to improve over time. RFPs from NTUA will be available soon for those vendors who want to participate. Research indicates that this project is supported by the right Navajo Entities for a successful and timely completion in 2013. ARRA 1st Round Successful NTUA Application – by ... http://navajobroadband.com/2010/08/details-on-navajo-broadband-project-summary/ Wow Moment : this is becoming difficult to keep up with the amazing project on Navajo. The Navajo Capital Improvement Offices are planning more than $15 Million dollars per year to provide computers to 7th graders The Navajo Capital Improvement Offices are planning: more than $15 Million dollars per year between 2011-2015 to provide ... http://navajobroadband.com/2010/04/15-million-7th-grader-2011-2015-laptop-initiative/ [caption id="attachment_372" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="NTUA Broadband Project Map"][/caption] http://navajobroadband.com/2010/04/coverage-map-for-navajo-broaband-proposed/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://navajobroadband.com/2010/04/contacting-commnet-wirless-ntua-project-partner/ Great Review on Navajo Broadband brings up interesting points: ***Right of way issues are not worked out Surveys for new towers are yet to be completed Contractors will be hired for second phase of project, but not initial tower construction to be done by NTUA Model for reselling broadband as wholesalers is considered (even ... http://navajobroadband.com/2010/04/navajo-broadband-ntua-project-updates/ This RFP is for research purposes as it was due on 4/16/2010 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT Fort Defiance, Apache County Arizona Navajo Tribal Utility Authority REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS “Project Management Consulting Services for NTUA Navajo Nation Middle Mile Fiber Broadband Projects” The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) is hereby executing an outside independent supplier to perform Project Management Services for our ... http://navajobroadband.com/2010/04/ntua-project-management-rfp/ www.ntua.com/word%20and%20pdf%20files/Binder1.pdf NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY Celebrating 51 Years of Providing Utilities to the Navajo Nation For Immediate Release Date: March 25, 2010 Contact: Deenise Becenti - NTUA Public Affairs: 505-870-2043 deeniseb@ntua.com Brian Gilbert - Commnet WirelessMobile: 928-660-9413 Email: bgilbert@commnetwireless.com NTUA and Commnet Wireless receive multi-Million Broadband/Wireless Grant FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. – The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) ... http://navajobroadband.com/2010/04/ntua-master-project-document/ Navajo Telco meeting from December 2009 provides great clues to what is going on with this broadband project. How is Sacred Wind involved ? How can a 3 year project be completed if it takes 3-4 years to approve a tower ? What can the communities do to stay involved ? Who is actually ... http://navajobroadband.com/2010/04/3-4-years-to-approve-new-towers/