A startup firm with Indian backing is seeking to bring telephone service to 2,500 homes on the Navajo Nation.

Sacred Wind Communications will install a wireless system in hopes of avoiding high costs associated with land lines. In rural areas of the reservation, land lines can cost up to $100,000.

The Navajo Nation has one of the lowest telephone service usage rates in the entire country. Only about 37 percent of homes have service, according to the Federal Communications Commission.

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An answer to tribe's call (The Denver Post 1/9)

Relevant Links:
Indian Initiatives, FCC - http://www.fcc.gov/indians
The Digital Divide Network - http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org

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