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3P Networks Inc. Signs Agreement with Seven Drums to Form a Joint Venture to Bridge the "Digital Divide" to First Nations, Metis and Inuit Communities.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- 3P Networks Inc. (Pink Sheets:TPNW) today announced that they have signed an agreement to form a joint venture with Seven Drums. The primary focus of the joint venture will be to provide video, voice and broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem.

Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a
 through a combination of WiMax, Wi-Fi and fixed telecommunication infrastructure to Canadian First Nations, Metis Metis (mē`tĭs), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.

Metis

goddess of caution and discretion. [Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 242]

See : Prudence
, Inuit and American Indian American Indian
 or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American

Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts.
 communities and Provincial, State and National Indian Organizations.

Seven Drums will provide the necessary licenses and operating permits where required under the Canadian Indian Act The Indian Act ("An Act respecting Indians"), R.S., 1985, c. I-5, is Canadian statute that concerns registered Indians (that is, First Nations peoples of Canada), their bands, and the system of Indian reserves. , the American Indian Financing Act, CFR CFR

See: Cost and Freight
 25, the Lummi Foreign-Trade Zone and the US Telecommunications Act There are several laws named the Telecommunications Act
  • Telecommunications Act of 1996 in the United States
  • Telecommunications Act (Canada)
  • Telecommunications Act 1997 in Australia
 of 1996, under the umbrella of the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest.  policy statement that recognizes Tribal sovereignty, federal trust principles and the importance of agency consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes.

Both parties will contribute to the creation of a Strategic Business Plan to bridge the "Digital Divide" in native communities by implementing 3P Networks triple play of services and technologies to give community members access to worldwide knowledge and learning, to encourage economic potential and to ensure community sustainability.

Rob Harris For other people named Rob Harris, see .

Rob Harris (December 17, 1966 - December 14, 1995) was the skysurfing world champion of 1994 and 1995. He died in a skysurfing accident while shooting a Mountain Dew commercial, when the lines of his secondary parachute became tangled
, CEO-Designate of the new joint venture, stated, "We are very pleased to be working with Seven Drums and our joint plan is to provide the triple play of services; video, voice and Internet access to First Nation's Communities through fixed and wireless technologies on and off the reserve. In addition, we will be offering the First Nation's access to cost effective bandwidth and co-location services. Our people have been able to afford these services for some time now, but other providers have been slow in extending service. We plan to address this opportunity now."

Rob Harris is founder and president of OneNation Development, a First Nations owned business development company working with aboriginal communities and organizations to create new business opportunities. OneNation Development has worked with aboriginal communities to create business plans and to secure financing for community based projects, First Nation's governance systems and cultural events.

About Seven Drums

Seven Drums is made up of business leaders who have come together to provide fair and competitive products and services to First Nations, Metis and Inuit's. Their vision is to combine strong business and technology advancements to provide employment, technology transfer and develop sustainable profitable businesses specifically in the telecommunications, entertainment, resort's and consumer sectors.

About 3P Networks

3PNetworks www.3pnetworks.com is an emerging global provider of integrated telecommunications services offering (3P) Triple Play services. Among their services are High Definition (HD) Digital television and IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. , voice and fixed and wireless Internet Access deployed on a shared IP-based network platform, at significantly lower costs than multiple, competitive systems. 3PNetworks offers complete end-to-end communications solutions and offers its services in multi-unit environments such as hotels, resorts, condominiums, planned communities and healthcare suites, where bundled services can offer subscribers significant savings.

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of 3P Networks Inc. ("the Company"), or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company's future operating results are dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to the Company's ability to: (i) obtain sufficient capital or a strategic business arrangement to fund its plan of operations when needed; (ii) build the management and human resources and infrastructure necessary to support the growth of its business; (iii) competitive factors and developments beyond the Company's control; and (iv) other risk factors.
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