About Us
Sequoia Wireless is a California licensed wireless service provider, federally registered broadband provider, and authorized provider of ACP, offering fully subsidized plans to eligible households. Additionally, we are bonded with the California Public Utility Commission, and insured with a $2 million aggregate limit of commercial general liability insurance coverage.
Sequoia Wireless is a California licensed wireless service provider , federally registered broadband provider , and authorized provider of ACP , offering fully subsidized plans to eligible households. Additionally, we are bonded with the California Public Utility Commission, and insured with a $2 million aggregate limit of commercial general liability insurance coverage.
Our Journey
We have entered into a Wireless Reseller Agreement with a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler and Operator to purchase wireless telecommunications services from one of the big three nationwide wireless carriers. This allows us access to their wireless network as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator and allows you access to quality service/services you can count/depend on.
We have entered into a Wireless Reseller Agreement with a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler and Operator to purchase wireless telecommunications services from one of the big three nationwide wireless carriers. This allows us access to their wireless network as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator and allows you access to quality service/services you can count/depend on.
Since the start of ACP in 2022, $6.4 billion has been disbursed with 2.25 million currently enrolled in California. With the program expected to end in June 2024, only 13 of the 85 participating providers are authorized to offer a replacement plan as part of the California LifeLine Program. For those enrolled by one of the other 72 providers, they will either lose coverage or be faced with a monthly bill next summer.
As a silicon valley telecom startup, we were founded on the belief that a connected device and data plan is a right, not a privilege and that every eligible household deserves the right to be aware of and to take advantage of a fully subsidized zero-cost wireless plan. To ensure this right is preserved, we submitted this past July a 198-page filing with the California Public Utilities Commission to seek approval as the fourteenth California Sequoia Wireless Service Provider. In our revised filling , submitted on October 9, 2023, we outlined a seamless transition from ACP to California LifeLine while committing to offer the same data limits for California LifeLine plans. Our commitment to offering uninterrupted wireless service once ACP ends is predicated on the determination of our filling.
Affiliations
Sequoia Wireless is an accredited business of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), which is an organization that determines whether a business has met accreditation standards and includes a commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints. As a BBB accredited business, we pay a monthly fee for accreditation review and monitoring for continued compliance and for support of BBB services to the public. BBB Accreditation shows our commitment to the BBB Standards for Trust, fueling customer confidence.
Sequoia Wireless is an accredited business of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), which is an organization that determines whether a business has met accreditation standards and includes a commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints. As a BBB accredited business, we pay a monthly fee for accreditation review and monitoring for continued compliance and for support of BBB services to the public. BBB Accreditation shows our commitment to the BBB Standards for Trust, fueling customer confidence.
Sequoia Wireless is a Verified Partner of Phonecheck, which is the most trusted name in device certification. Each of our devices go through an extensive 80-point certification that includes an ADISA-certified data wipe. At the end of the process, we print and place a certification label on each device, which includes a QR code for the Device History Report. This report ensures transparency and confidence and allows us to guarantee each device is fully functional and certified, using industry standard Phonecheck software.
Sequoia Wireless is a Verified Partner of Phonecheck, which is the most trusted name in device certification. Each of our devices go through an extensive 80-point certification that includes an ADISA-certified data wipe. At the end of the process, we print and place a certification label on each device, which includes a QR code for the Device History Report. This report ensures transparency and confidence and allows us to guarantee each device is fully functional and certified, using industry standard Phonecheck software.
Sequoia Wireless is a Funding-Member of the National Lifeline Association (NaLA), an association founded in 2001 to preserve the Lifeline benefits program by educating the public about Lifeline, creating a community of Lifeline providers and distributors, and providing a platform for Lifeline supporters and recipients by acting as an advocate. Our monthly contributions to NaLA are immediately put to work to advance and preserve the California LifeLine program and federal Lifeline program via NaLA Unified Strategy.
Sequoia Wireless is a Funding-Member of the National Lifeline Association (NaLA), an association founded in 2001 to preserve the Lifeline benefits program by educating the public about Lifeline, creating a community of Lifeline providers and distributors, and providing a platform for Lifeline supporters and recipients by acting as an advocate. Our monthly contributions to NaLA are immediately put to work to advance and preserve the California LifeLine program and federal Lifeline program via NaLA Unified Strategy .
Sequoia Wireless is an MVNO-Member of the National Wireless Independent Dealer Association (NWIDA), an industry association founded in 2017 for the wireless world. NWIDA is the voice for the more than 40,000 independent wireless dealers and repair shops. By joining NWIDA, we ensure our voice is heard at the federal, state, and local levels. As a member, we have access to savings on the products and services needed to run the business, in addition to content and information from other members and subject-matter experts.
Sequoia Wireless is an MVNO-Member of the National Wireless Independent Dealer Association (NWIDA), an industry association founded in 2017 for the wireless world. NWIDA is the voice for the more than 40,000 independent wireless dealers and repair shops. By joining NWIDA, we ensure our voice is heard at the federal, state, and local levels. As a member, we have access to savings on the products and services needed to run the business, in addition to content and information from other members and subject-matter experts.
Advisory Board
Gary Dittemore
Gary Dittemore is a Senior Program Manager with 19+ years of high-tech engineering experience. Gary began his career at NASA in mission control by leading an operations team in real-time flight activities and mission planning. During his twelve years with the agency, he rose the ranks to become the International Space Station (ISS) Orbit Operations Chief Engineer, directing complex multidisciplinary problems on ISS. From aerospace to software, he landed a Senior Technical Program Manager at Adobe for five years, where he led a large- scale data project of $100+ million in planned savings, managed multiple vendor teams, and helped to identify and reduce risk through innovative ideas across the company. He holds an MBA from Brigham Young University and a Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He is currently a Senior Program Manager at Nvidia in the autonomous vehicles space.
Henry Culver
Henry Culver holds a Doctorate in Computer Science from Colorado Technical University with 25+ years of developing and implementing information technology experience. Henry began his career in the United States Army, Special Forces, where he served for twenty years, rising to Major (Ret.). From military to information technology, his professional experience includes senior technical leadership for Business Intelligence projects at Randstad Technologies, solution design for cloud and big data projects at Merkle, and consulting on projects at Adobe, Charles Schwab, and Oracle. Henry has specialized in an array of areas including AWS, System Architecture Framework TOGAF and DoDAF, UML, Oracle, Linux, MapR Hadoop, Networking, Talend, Python, R language, Data Science, and is a Google Cloud Certified - Professional Data Engineer. In his free time, he helps train cadets at the United States Air Force Academy.
