![]() ![]() Paled in comparison to the sheer joy felt by all when the first customer These roadblocks that Zona Communications experienced along the way Navigated plenty of paperwork to address mountainous terrain,Įnvironmental issues, asthetics and archeological concerns with numerous The company invested significant resources and Network and dealing with rights of way, permitting and land easement issues took some time. In addition, Sherrill explained that the act of building out the "RUS did its due diligence, and wasĮxtremely engaged and helpful with what we were doing." Unserved area] was totally unique and perfectly aligned with its funding "RUS recognized that what we were building [a FTTH network in an Next, it had to work with RUS to secure its financing for the project. However, Sherrill explained that the process ofīecoming a certified carrier is rather extensive.įirst, the company had to receive permission from the commission toĪdd the area to its existing incumbent local exchange carrier territory. ![]() In the area, anxious residents half expected the service to be available Word spread that Zona Communications had been approved to offer service Zona Communications built out a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network toįuture safe its investment and grow with the bandwidth demands. "Otherwise, you would have toĭrive nearly 10 miles to the nearest store to use a phone." Right," said Patrick Sherrill, president and CEO of ZonaĬommunications, recounting how residents in the area had lived without Phone signal if you walked outside to the road, and the weather was just Provided much-needed funding to make this project possible.Īlthough the road to deploying service to the remote territory wasĪt times an uphill battle, folks in the Whispering Ranch area will tell Service Fund (USF) and the RUS telecommunications loan program, which Zona Communications further illustrates the importance of the Universal Utilities Service (RUS) in Washington, D.C. The company arranged a historic "first call" on Novemberħ between one of its first customers and federal regulators at the Rural This past fall, NTCA member company Zona Communications (Phoenix,Īriz.) made national news with its exciting announcement that itĭelivered voice, video and data services to a previously unserved ruralĪrea located just 50 miles outside of Phoenix. Residents of central-western Arizona, the sweet sounds of a ringing home "optional" service that is often taken for granted, but for Thousands of Americans, however, a home line is merely an Life without a cell phone-let alone life without a landline. In this day and age, it is difficult for most people to imagine
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