T-Mobile Contracts
| Tracking # |
DON-NAVY-2023-007789 |
| Submitted | March 28, 2023 |
| Due | June 14, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | June 30, 2023 |
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From: Joseph Pasteris
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
(1) The contract between the Department and T-Mobile, USA allowing T-Mobile to build and maintain a 4G LTE network at the Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(2) Documentation outlining the construction and maintenance of the T-Mobile 4G LTE network at Guantanamo Bay.
(3) Any communications between the Department and T-Mobile, USA resulting from technical issues with any Services or Devices provided by T-Mobile, USA.
(4) Information in relation to bids from AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile, USA, for digital networks or Devices to be used on Navy properties.
If any of this information is deemed to fall under the nine Exemptions outlined by the Freedom of Information Act, please redact it using white boxes if possible, rather than withholding or cutting the information out.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joseph Pasteris
From:
Mr. Pasteris, attached is a clarification letter concerning the FOIA request you filed at FOIAOnline on March 28, 2023. Please let me know if you have any questions. Once I receive your response, I can begin processing your request.
v/r
Donna Simpson
FOIA/Privacy Act Coordinator
Navy Exchange Service Command
3280 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
FOIA@nexweb.org
757-631-3613 work
757-631-3615 fax
From: U.S. Navy
Good morning Mr. Pasteris. Below is the email I sent you on April 5, 2023 concerning your FOIA request DON-NAVY-2023-007789. Please respond no later than April 24, 2023 or I will need to close out your request.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
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Donna Simpson
FOIA/Privacy Act Coordinator
Navy Exchange Service Command
3280 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757-409-8473 cell
757-631-3615 fax
From: Joseph Pasteris
Donna,
I am unsure if the Navy or the Navy Exchange would be the correct agency to request from in this instance. You can simplify the request to remove the request for documents pertaining to construction and maintenance of the network, and simply focus on the contract between T-Mobile USA and the Navy. MuckRock is a news agency that processes FOIA request for its members, and I therefore request news agency status.
Thanks,
Joseph Pasteris
From: Muckrock Staff
Good Morning,
Please see the following request for records. Thank you for your help with this request.
Sincerely,
MuckRock
From: U.S. Navy
Mr. Pasteris, attached is our acknowledgement letter and request for acceptance of “fully releasable” documents. I will await your response. Thank you.
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Donna
From: U.S. Navy
Mr. Pasteris, attached is a closure letter regarding your Freedom of Information Act request DON-NAVY-2023-007789. Your request may be reopened at any time.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
v/r
Donna Simpson
FOIA/PA Coordinator
Navy Exchange Service Command
3280 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
PHONE (757) 631-3613
donna.simpson@nexweb.org
From: Joseph Pasteris
Hi Donna,
Release everything humanly possible. Redact any exempt information as necessary.
Thanks,
Joseph
From: U.S. Navy
Mr. Pasteris, attached is the acknowledgement letter for your request FOIA 23-07 DON-NAVY-2023-007789. Please let me know if you have any questions.
v/r
Donna Simpson
FOIA/Privacy Act Coordinator
Navy Exchange Service Command
3280 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757-631-3613 work
757-631-3615 fax
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 28, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on June 30, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #DON-NAVY-2023-007789.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: U.S. Navy
Mr. Pasteris, attached is the final response to your subject FOIA request and the fully releasable documents are also attached. Please let me know if you have any questions.
v/r
Donna Simpson
FOIA/Privacy Act Coordinator
Navy Exchange Service Command
3280 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757-631-3613 work
757-631-3615 fax
From: Joseph Pasteris
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to appeal for a review of the redactions made by the United States Navy to the Network Proposal between T-Mobile USA and the Department. I feel the redactions are quite excessive, and the supposed exempt information under Exemption (b)(4) of the Freedom of Information Act is already public knowledge, such as frequencies used by T-Mobile, cellular bands, cellular technologies, and general network information altogether.
If any of the redactions are removed as a result of this appeal, please send a new copy of the Network Proposal to me. Otherwise, please provide a new copy of the Network Proposal with each redaction citing an exemption used in the Freedom of Information Act.
Thanks,
Joseph Pasteris
From: Joseph Pasteris
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to appeal for a review of the redactions made by the United States Navy to the Network Proposal between T-Mobile USA and the Department for FOIA request
DON-NAVY-2023-007789. I feel the redactions are quite excessive, and the supposed exempt information under Exemption (b)(4) of the Freedom of Information Act is already public knowledge, such as frequencies used by T-Mobile, cellular bands, cellular technologies, and general network information altogether. See website https://www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/t-mobile-network.
If any of the redactions are removed as a result of this appeal, please send a new copy of the Network Proposal to me. Otherwise, please provide a new copy of the Network Proposal with each redaction citing an exemption used in the Freedom of Information Act.
Thanks,
Joseph Pasteris
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 28, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on June 30, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #DON-NAVY-2023-007789.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 28, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on June 30, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #DON-NAVY-2023-007789.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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