Navajo Nation's internet service to be cut off in N. Arizona

WHY? Why would Hopi internet access be denied? Who does this serve? Why when I tried to access the original story, it was not available? This is an outrage against the original Americans and it must be stopped.

I agree!! I'm not even from Arizona. I live in Michigan and tried to access the story also, and could not get it...something fishy???? I am Irish and Scottish heritage and beleive our first real Americans have always gotten the shaft anyways..the Scotts and Irish were treated the same way in their lands and it just got carried over to here and oppressed the American Indians until and still do! When you can't find the story usaully that means foul play.

Live with the American Indians for 19 or so years and you will see why there treated the way they get treated laziness is a sickness ia all im saying!!

Hey wrote:

Live with the American Indians for 19 or so years and you will see why there treated the way they get treated laziness is a sickness ia all im saying!!

Yes so true! They probably didn't pay their bill instead they went to bingo!

Here is the story or at least part of it; I found this on http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/st...

Navajo Nation loses Internet providerNew Mexico Business Weekly - by Thomas Munro NMBW Staff
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The Navajo Nation will most likely lose its largest Internet service provider Monday, but will still maintain access to the Web at several chapter houses, according to its computer operations manager.

The Associated Press reported Friday that Utah-based OnSat Network Communications Inc., which provides satellite-facilitated Internet access to 70 of the tribe's 110 chapter houses, has announced it will no longer provide access beginning Monday. The Universal Service Administration Co., which administers a federal program that pays most of the cost of the access, has been withholding payment to OnSat due to concerns about possible overbilling and about the bidding process used to select OnSat.

Norbert Nez, computer operations manager for the tribe's Division of Community Development, said there are no last-minute efforts under way to rescue the OnSat connection. However, 20 of the nation's chapter houses and 40 locations in total already have access through Frontier Communications of America Inc.

"Currently, about 20 chapters won't really be effected," Nez said.

Nez said the tribe was looking at other options to restore service to all chapter houses. Potential providers include Frontier, Sacred Wind Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc.'s Cellular One wireless (NYSE:T).