The Honorable Julius Genachowski
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Re: WC Docket No. 09-197
Petition o(NTUA WIRELESS, LiC (or Designation as all Eligible
TelecolIIlIIUllicatiolls Carrier Pursua1lt to Sectioll 214(e)(6) oUlle
COllllllunicatiolls Act 0(1934, as Amellded 011 tile Navajo Natioll
Dear Chairman Genachowski:
On March 3, 2011, NTUA Wireless, LLC (NTUA Wireless), an entity majority
owned by the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, a Navajo Nation enterprise, filed with the
Federal Communications Commission an application for designation as an Eligible
Telecommunications Carrier (ETC). No entity submitted comments opposing NTUA
Wireless' designation as an ETC. Further, the local regulator for the area to be served, the
Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, is supportive ofNTUA
Wireless' pending ETC application.
Receiving the ETC designation will enable NTUA Wireless to receive federal support
and reduce customer costs for its telecommunication services. Receiving the ETC
designation will help NTUA Wireless address under-served areas ofthe Navajo Nation,
including areas within New Mexico. By aiding NTUA Wireless' efforts, the ETC
designation can facilitate economic growth and development ofother companies and
industries in the Four-Comers area, which depend on modem telecommunications services.
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For these reasons, I urge the Federal Communications Commission's expeditious
approval ofNTUA Wireless, LLC's pending ETC application.
Sincerely,