California Broadband Cooperative is a newly established entity for the purpose of developing and operating the Digital 395 network. As a public-private partnership among local and state agencies, organized labor and for-profit companies, it is the best organizational form that ensures representation by a wide range of interests in the Eastern Sierra. Praxis Associates, one of the key partners, has been designing and constructing fiber networks, as well as providing advanced network services to businesses and Indian reservations, throughout California for 5 years. Another key partner, Inyo Networks, is an existing telecommunications provider and will be responsible for management and business operations of the network