FCC Public Hearings - "Overcoming Obstacles to Telephone Service to Indians on Reservations" March 23, 1999 Arizona Public Hearing

Federal Communications Commission
Public Hearing

March 23, 1999, Chandler, Arizona

"Overcoming Obstacles
to
Telephone Service
to
Indians on Reservations"

Following a history making event where the Federal Communications Commission conducted the first ever Public Hearing addressing the problems of underservice on Indian reservations The FCC Held a second public hearing. Below are the remarks and comments that were made at that hearing.

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Public Notice Announcing March 23 Arizona Public Hearing
Transcript of March 23 Arizona Public Hearing

Return to January 29 Public Hearing Comments and Testimony

I. Panel One:

Governor Mary Thomas, Gila River Indian Community

Charles W. Wiese, General Manager, Tohono O'Odham Utility Authority

Fort Mojave Telecommunications, Inc.

Ivan Makil, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

II. Panel Two:

Rhonda G. McKenzie, President/CEO McKenzie Telecommunications Group, Inc. & Aircom Consultants, LLC

David R. Siddall, Verner Liipfert Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, Chartered

Walter Purnell, President & CEO, American Mobile Satellite Corp.

Richard Watkins, General Manger, Smith Bagley, Inc.

III. Panel Three

Jim Irvin, Commisioner, Arizona Corporation Comission

Madonna Peltier Yawakie, President, NAtec, Inc.