Broadband Day at the Roundhouse 2026

FEBRUARY 12, 2026 - 9AM-NOON

​​Check out information tables, learn about broadband programs and initiatives, and connect with broadband leaders, advocates and lawmakers from across the state. Explore how broadband affects all aspects of our life in New Mexico and learn more about statewide efforts to "Connect New Mexico," including OBAE funding opportunities such as Connect New Mexico Pilot, Student Connect, Community Connect, GWEP, Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and initiatives statewide to expand digital access and opportunities for all New Mexicans.
LOCATION:
​The New Mexico State Capitol
490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501

SCHEDULE:
9am-12noon
Information Tables
​in the East and West Wings
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​10am-11am
Press Conference & Presentations in the Rotunda
  • Gov. Lujan Grisham (pending)
  • Sen. Michael Padilla, Senate Majority Whip
  • Jeff Lopez, Director, Office of Broadband Access and Expansion
  • Margaret Merrill, Owner, Oso Internet Solutions
  • Mitch Hibbard, Chief Operating Officer, Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative
  • Sonia Nez, Manager, Navajo Nation Broadband Office
  • Nubia Tarazona, Interim Superintendent, Gadsden Independent School District
  • ​Natalie Runyan, Office of Broadband Access and Expansion

 a9am-Noon
Information Tables in the East and West Wings pending include:
1) Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE)
2) Broadband Workforce Development /BICSI/DWS
3) Mapping and Data Working Group, RESPEC, EDAC
4) Digital Opportunity Working Group and State Library
5) Tribal Working Group
6) Broadband Summit and Vida Mejor
7) Department of Information Technology (DoIT)
8) Office of Ben Ray Lujan
9) New Mexico Exchange Carrier Group (NMECC)
10) DiverseIT and Device Distribution Pilot
11) New Mexico Fiber Network
12) SFCC Broadband Pre-Apprenticeship Pilot with DWS (BECA SAEF2 Grant Apprenticeship Expansion Grant Awardee)
​and more...

Broadband Day Archive

Coming Soon - Come back to browse the archive of previous events below:
Broadband Day 2023
Broadband Day 2024
Broadband Day 2025
Highlights from 2025 below:
Download the PDF here.

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