Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

1. Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup Presenter : Brian Tagaban Brian.tagaban@nndoh.org

2. Members • Deswood Tome, Chairperson Executive Director - Navajo Nation Telecommunication Regulatory Commission(928) 871-7853     • Harold Skow, Co-Chair Director - Navajo Department of Information Technology(928) 871-6002     • Brian Tagaban, Member MIS Manager, Navajo Division of Health(928) 871-6256     • Norbert Nez, Member Computer IT Manager, Division of Community Development (928) 871-7089     • Kee Long, Member Program Manager, Office of Broadcast Services (928) 871-7350     • Pearl Lee, Member Program Manager, Navajo Telecommunications & Utilities(928) 871-7740     • Wilbert Tsosie, Member Proposal Writer, Navajo Telecommunication & Utilities(928) 871-7748     • Greg Kelly, Member Attorney, Navajo Nation Department of Justice(928) 871-6194 Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

3. Key Major Partnerships Established • Navajo Tribal Utility Authority • Primary Partner / Navajo Nation Enterprise • Sacred Wind Communications • Local Incumbent in New Mexico • Navajo Communications Company / Frontier • Local Incumbent in Arizona and New Mexico • Commnet Wireless • Mobile Phone Wholesale provider • Navajo Technical College • Technical Trainer and Advance Research Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

4. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority • 100% Navajo Nation Enterprise • Non Profit Status • No Executive bonuses, Shareholder dividends, etc. • Tower Managers • Built and maintain communication towers • Fiber Managers • Network Bandwidth Provider Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

5. NTUA Management • Walter W. Haase, General Manager • Rex Kontz, Deputy General Manager • Monroe Keedo, Information Technology Division Manager • Wally Chief, Engineering & Technical Services Division Manager • http://www.ntua.com Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

6. NTUA - Non Profit Status • Affirms condition that Navajo Nation does NOT intend to startup a Telecommunications Company with ARRA funding • If profitable then profits could lower utility costs Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

7. Tower and Fiber Management • Qualified Personnel to make repairs • Experienced Managers • Established Training program • Must be established for internal communications • Allow for “Tower Space” to be leased • May provide “Dark Fiber” for use. • Dark Fiber : Fiber optics with no electronics Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

8. NTUA Power Grid / Potential Aerial Fiber Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

9. Network Service Provider (NSP) • business or organization that sells bandwidth or network access by providing direct backbone access • Rates would be regulated to by the Navajo Telecommunications Regulatory Commission thus allowing for fair and open competition • NTUA already has business unit experienced billing and receiving Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

10. Sacred Wind CommunicationsIntends to breathe new life in the communications systems that our customers will depend on for safety, education and economic growth • Incumbent Voice phone service • Headquarters in Yatahey New Mexico • Opened in December 2006 • Received $70 Million loan for New Systems • Established relationship Rural Utility Service • http://sacredwindcommunications.com Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

11. Sacred Wind Communicationsintends to breathe new life in the communications systems that our customers will depend on for safety, education and economic growth • Innovative Wireless Phone Solution • Designs and Maintains Fiber Optics and Communication Towers • State-of-the-art Monitoring Solution • Fiber Plan includes bypassing Qwest Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

12. Sacred Wind Communicationsintends to breathe new life in the communications systems that our customers will depend on for safety, education and economic growth • Management and Founders • John Badal, CEO and Founder • Gil Arviso, Founder • Walter “Butch” Maki, Founder • Ben Romero, VP Network Operations • Jon Landstrom, Chief Operating Officer Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

13. Navajo Communications CompanyServing Rural America IS our business • Local Incumbent for Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico • Offers Residential and Business DSL services • Frontier Communications Acquired Verizon Assets, Creating Nation’s Largest Pure Rural Communications Services Provider • Now starting to offer Internet Wi-Fi as business service Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

14. Navajo Communications Company Serving Rural America IS our business • Built over 400 Miles of Fiber Optics on the Navajo Reservation • Have nearly 100 more miles of project ready fiber projects in New Mexico and Arizona • Serves at least 5000 customers with broadband • Employs and Trains Navajo Residents in telecommunications while offering corporate benefits Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

15. Navajo Communications Company Serving Rural America IS our business • Needs assistance in over coming the Rights-of –way to get better service to outlying areas • Willing to engage in Fiber Swap and/or Bandwidth leasing with other partners • “T1” lines are expensive because they are heavily regulated • Now receiving requests for Metro Ethernet • 5Mbps, 10 Mbps, 20Mbps and 50Mbps rates • Establishing more and expanded DSLAM for broadband access Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

16. Frontier CommunicationsServing Rural America IS our business Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

17. Navajo Communications Company Serving Rural America IS our business Directors and Managers • Lynne Petersen, Area General Manager • Joe Hausner, General Manager • Victoria Begay, Account Manager Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

18. Commnet Wireless Offering highly-reliable, feature-rich coverage in a variety of technical environments • Commnet Wireless is the nation's leading provider of wholesale voice and data services to the wireless telecommunications industry • Manages wireless networks in 14 states • Provide support for both CDMA / GSM • Purchase 700 Mhz Range formly TV channels 60,61,65,66 ( Upper C Block of 700Mhz ) Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

19. Commnet Wireless Offering highly-reliable, feature-rich coverage in a variety of technical environments • Established Partnership with NTUA • Co-location on NTUA Tower – Fort Defiance • DO NOT want to build towers or fiber network • Rather Co-locate on existing structure • Lease Bandwidth to access phone switch located in Colorado • Purchased 700 Mhz Range formly TV channels 60,61,65,66 ( Upper C Block of 700Mhz ) Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

20. Commnet Wireless GSM CoverageOffering highly-reliable, feature-rich coverage in a variety of technical environments Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

21. Commnet Wireless CDMA CoverageOffering highly-reliable, feature-rich coverage in a variety of technical environments Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

22. Commnet Wireless Offering highly-reliable, feature-rich coverage in a variety of technical environments • Management • Lou Tomasetti, President & CEO • John Champagne, VP Planning and Development • Brian Gilbert, Director of Business Development Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

23. Navajo Technical College • Experience with Motorola Wireless Wi-Fi Canopy System • Acquired 1024 real IP addresses from ARIN • American Registry of Internet Numbers • Wireless Path From Crownpoint to ABQ • Advanced Computing Research • Super and Distributed Computing • Desk Virtualization Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

24. Hopi Telecommunications Incorporated (HTI) • Own Fibers on Hopi Reservation • Regulates all communications on and from/to Hopi Reservation • Planning Fiber Connection to Flagstaff / Winslow • Serves the Jeddito Area • Possible Service for Hardrock and Redundancy Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

25. Other Application Partnerships • Hopi Tribe • Acoma Tribe • Coconino County • San Juan County (UTAH) Endorsements: • State of Arizona • State of New Mexico Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

26. Next Major Steps • Alignment of Partnerships • MOU/MOA and Non Disclosure Agreements • Setting of Common Goals and Targets • Basis for Engineering Requirements and Specifications • Identify Major Risks • Mitigating Major Barriers • Rights of Way on Navajo Reservation Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

27. Next Major Steps • Identify and Contract Communication Engineer • Guide and approve developed engineering plans among the Major Partners • Reset Policies for Co-location and NTRC • Working Land Department and Resources Committee for appropriate actions • Develop Statistics for job creations and sustainability • Develop Planning and Reporting mechanism for coordinating this build out Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

28. Leveraging Past Efforts @ Broadband • “Internet to the Hogan” • Harold Skow (NNDIT), Navajo Technical College, State of New Mexico, Americas Engineering • “Navajo Nation Core Trunk Project” • Norbert Nez (NNCDC), US GSA, NNTRC, State of Arizona, Aspen Communications Providing Key Engineering Data for Developing a Wireless Data Network Plan for Navajo Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

29. From the Aspen Report Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

30. Technology Developments • WiMax and 4G LTE • Technologies designed for Mobile Broadband • 700 Mega Hertz Frequency Availability • The Transition to Digital TV releases frequencies • Channels 52 to 69 • 52 to 59 Lower 700 MHz Band • 60 to 69 Upper 700 MHz Band • Former Channel 63,64,69,89 now reserved Public Safety • Broadband over Powerline Solution Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

31. Workgroups Initial Focus • Backhaul or Backbone “If a microwave system is used to enable the DS-3 services, work should begin as quickly as possible to identify funding sources that provide an even higher bandwidth path for future use – i.e., fiber. By obtaining the funding to accomplish installation of fiber, the Navajo Nation will be enabling its own future.” - Aspen Report 2004 Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

32. Fiber Build-out Map Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

33. Last Mile Services and Applications • Dial Tone: Phrase referring to access to “land line” phone. Highly regulated and require high levels service standards • Major of Revenues in this sector: • Cell phones, home phones, Internet Access • Growth Potentials • Local “Geek Squads” Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

34. Potential Geek Squad Names Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

35. Online Certifications Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

36. Sustainability Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

37. Chapter Support Letters • Contact: Will Tsosie • Email: wtsosie@citlink.net • Phone Number: 928.871.7748 • Chapter Support Resolution for Broadband Development • http://www.nnrecovery.navajo.org • Check for downloadable version Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup

38. Navajo Broadband Workgroup Thank You Questions? Navajo Nation Broadband Workgroup