Weaving the Navajo.Net

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 426 I. THE INTERNET AND NAVAJO CULTURAL ADAPTABILITY ... 428 II. ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES: UNDERSTANDING FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION LAW IN THE NAVAJO CONTEXT .......... 433 A. The Communications Act of 1934 .......................................... 434 B. The 1996 Act and Section 706: Advanced Telecommunications Services ................................................. 439 III. INTERNET TO THE HOGAN: TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY, FEDERAL TRUST, AND STATE JURISDICTION ........................ 441 A. Tribal Sovereignty and Federal Telecommunications Jurisdiction ........................................................................... 443 B. The Trust Relationship ......................................................... 446 C. Dealing with State Jurisdiction Assertions ............................. 448 IV. WEAVING THE FUTURE NAVAJO.NET ................................... 453 A. Federal Programs .................................................................. 454 B. Empowering the Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission ........................................................ 458 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................... 460