Broadband is Springing into Action with the 2023 Spring Sprint

New Mexico is kicking off the statewide (BEAD) and Digital Equity (DE) planning process
​with Connect New Mexico Month and the Broadband Spring Sprint!

On February 15, 2023, during New Mexico Broadband Day at the Roundhouse, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the official Executive Office Proclamation declaring March as "Connect New Mexico Month." 

The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access & Expansion (OBAE) is launching the statewide initiative to develop the New Mexico Broadband Expansion, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Plan and the New Mexico Digital Equity Plan during "Connect New Mexico Month." Check out the Map Challenge and sign up for the OBAE Mailing List for information and updates on how you can get involved AND to track announcements of the Wave Two New Mexico Pilot Grant Awards and Award ceremonies. For more information on funding, visit New Mexico Broadband Funding Awards.

Spring Sprint
Over the next few months, community members are invited to participate in a wide range of activities and events including six Regional Meetings, a Network Operators' Conference,  Virtual Broadband Listening Sessions, a Statewide Summit, two Broadband Bootcamps, and a series of interviews, focus groups, town halls, workshops, and webinars.
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Regional Meetings: 9am-1pm
April 17 - Region 6 in Alamogordo, Otero County
April 18 - Region 3 in Los Lunas, Valencia County
May 11 - Region 4 in Springer, Colfax County
May 12 - Region 5 in Las Cruces, Dona Ana County
May 15 - Region 1 in Farmington, San Juan County
May 16 - Region 2 in Hernandez, Rio Arriba County
 
Other Events
May 4 - 9am-5pm  Network Operators Conference in Albuquerque ABNOG
May 8 - Private Industry Focus Group

Virtual Broadband Listening Sessions
​Complete schedule - register online
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Statewide Summit
May 24 - 9am-3pm
Internet for All New Mexico Broadband Summit
at Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino
​on the Pueblo of Pojoaque in Santa Fe County 

"Let's Get Going" Broadband Bootcamps
June 28 - 9am-5pm in Las Cruces
June 29 - 9am-5pm in Albuquerque

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