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NAVAJO NATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY COMMISSION

The Navajo Nation Regulatory Commission was fully seated on July 09, 2002.  The Advisory Committee of the Navajo Nation Council Resolution ACMA-36-84 established the Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission back in 1984. The Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Code was then adopted to act upon and regulate any and all matters of the telecommunications industry on the Navajo Nation. The Commission has the powers necessary and appropriate as delegated through legislative enactments by the Government Service Committee of the Navajo Nation Council pursuant to the inherent power of a government; to protect Navajo public welfare, order and security, and carry out its purposes and goals.

The Commission is to develop and adopt a regulatory code subject to Navajo Nation Council enactment, which will govern any and all Navajo Nation telecommunications activities, not inconsistent with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation. The Commission will establish, promulgate and enforce rules, regulations, policies, and issue order and resolutions, which are consistent with the Navajo Regulatory Code and the Commission Plan of Operation.

The Commission will establish methods, procedures, schedules, permits, respective fees and reasonable rates of compensation for telecommunication services. 

The Commission will establish hearing, investigations procedures and impose fines and other sanctions according to established schedules for violations of all telecommunication law, regulations, rules, orders, and policies.

The recently appointed Commissions are technical professionals whose expertise are in various areas of Information Technology to include, but are not limited to, engineering, telecommunications, satellites, computers, networking, technology infrastructure development, State and Federal Telecommunications Regulatory expertise. The Commission works in collaboration with the associated states such as the Public Regulatory Commission to discuss their roles, responsibilities, and jurisdictions and how they will cooperate with each others.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is to regulate the telecommunications industry on the Navajo Nation.

It is committed to the protection of the public welfare, regulation and security with regard to telecommunications. Its purpose is to service, develop regulation and to exercise its authority promulgated by the Navajo Nation.

Commissioners:

Staff:

M. Teresa Hopkins, Acting Executive Director
Thomacita White, Administrative Assistant

Vision Statement

To regulate, promote and strengthen the telecommunication industry to benefit the Diné.