BEAD

Broadband Equity Access & Deployment Plan

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD) is New Mexico’s largest broadband expansion program. Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), BEAD aims to connect every American to high-speed internet by funding partnerships to build infrastructure. Congress set aside an unprecedented $42.45 billion for the BEAD program, of which New Mexico was allocated $675 million.

After completing a series of planning, data collection, and grant making initiatives, the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) received NTIA’s approval of its Final Proposal for BEAD funding on January 27, 2026. OBAE awarded 31 projects totaling approximately $382 million to connect nearly 43,000 unserved and underserved locations to reliable, high-speed broadband. The remaining $293 million will be used to further facilitate the goals of the BEAD program, pending further guidance from the NTIA.

OBAE is NOT currently accepting applications for BEAD funding.

yellow tractor digging a line and laying broadband fiber in the ground

New Mexico Fiber Construction 2024 | Photo courtesy Mark Jacobs/OBAE

On July 1, 2026, the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) rescinded eleven (11) provisional awards to Resound Networks, LLC under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

OBAE is pursuing a process in compliance with BEAD program rules and New Mexico's approved Initial Proposal, Volume II, to select a new awardee(s) for the impacted locations.

Please direct any questions to [email protected].

Notice of Rescission

LIST OF BSLS

BEAD Recipients

Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
Dell Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Lyte Fiber, LLC
Oso Internet Solutions, LLC
Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Pueblo of Acoma
Pueblo of Jemez
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
SWC Telesolutions, Inc.
The Navajo Nation
Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Valor Telecommunications of Texas LLC
TWN-Hybrid-Southwest Core

BEAD Final Proposal

The materials below represent New Mexico's approved BEAD Final Proposal.

Read the BEAD Final Proposal

READ THE BEAD FINAL PROPOSAL

DOWNLOAD PROPOSAL

Cover NM BEAD Final Proposal Submitted September 4 2025

Read the BEAD Fact Sheet

New Mexico BEAD Program Fact Sheet

View the Interactive Awards Map

VIEW THE INTERACTIVE AWARDS MAP

New Mexico BEAD Interactive Awards Map
Locations not included on the map are already served or will be served through an existing broadband expansion project or grant program.
Some locations included in this map are already served or do not require broadband access.

Download Recommended Awards by Jurisdiction and ISP

DOWNLOAD RECOMMENDED AWARDS BY JURISDICTION AND ISP