New Mexico Broadband Program
To better coordinate broadband deployment efforts among different state entities, 2021 Legislation established the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion and Connect New Mexico Council.
Connect New Mexico Council
The Connect New Mexico Council meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1:30pm MT. To subscribe to receive e-mail notification of Council news and events, including public meeting schedules, join the NM-DoIT Subscriber Alerts mailing list. The subscriber page will ask for phone numbers and other information. Because the Council will only send notices by e-mail, and will not use phone, text messaging or faxing, you do not need to provide a phone or fax number. Learn More
Connect New Mexico Working Groups
A number of Working Groups were established by the Connect New Mexico Council to support the New Mexico broadband program and the Connect New Mexico initiative. Learn More
Connect New Mexico Pilot Program
The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion(OBAE) is facilitating the Connect New Mexico Pilot Program and Grant Application Process. OBAE hosted office hours for those needing assistance regarding eligibility requirements, the application process, the evaluation framework, and post-award obligations relating to the Connect New Mexico Pilot Grant Project and the Wave 1, Wave 2, and Wave 3 Grant Application Process. Learn More
Mapping
Capacity Building
To better coordinate broadband deployment efforts among different state entities, 2021 Legislation established the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion and Connect New Mexico Council.
- The Broadband Access and Expansion Act (Senate Bill 93) created the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion, which is was initially administratively attached to DoIT for budget and expenditure oversight.
- The Connect New Mexico Act (House Bill 10) created the Connect New Mexico Fund, which received appropriations totaling $100 million (Senate Bill 377).
Connect New Mexico Council
The Connect New Mexico Council meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1:30pm MT. To subscribe to receive e-mail notification of Council news and events, including public meeting schedules, join the NM-DoIT Subscriber Alerts mailing list. The subscriber page will ask for phone numbers and other information. Because the Council will only send notices by e-mail, and will not use phone, text messaging or faxing, you do not need to provide a phone or fax number. Learn More
Connect New Mexico Working Groups
A number of Working Groups were established by the Connect New Mexico Council to support the New Mexico broadband program and the Connect New Mexico initiative. Learn More
Connect New Mexico Pilot Program
The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion(OBAE) is facilitating the Connect New Mexico Pilot Program and Grant Application Process. OBAE hosted office hours for those needing assistance regarding eligibility requirements, the application process, the evaluation framework, and post-award obligations relating to the Connect New Mexico Pilot Grant Project and the Wave 1, Wave 2, and Wave 3 Grant Application Process. Learn More
Mapping
- Acquiring customer and service area data twice yearly from each of the broadband telecommunication providers in New Mexico. These data are used to produce a Web map of areas being serviced by broadband and by which technologies. This map is updated after each data cycle.
- Collecting Community Anchor Institution data, including potential and existing broadband sites within New Mexico, to support CASA (Community Anchor Site Assessment).
- Creating a “New Mexico Broadband Adoption Model” that, coupled with the availability mapping, we use to engage other broadband funded projects and the broadband providers within New Mexico and to develop opportunities for integration and collaboration in the areas of construction, education, marketing, and socio-economic analysis, with an emphasis on enhancing adoption. This is accomplished through:
- Use of the adoption model.
- Deployment of online surveys to collect information about community anchor institutions.
- Hosting seminars throughout the state.
Capacity Building
- Forming a statewide Collaborative Committee, together with Working Groups that represent various “use sectors” (Business, Education, TeleHealth, Native Nations, etc.). These groups form a core component to a number of conferences and focus forums to identify gaps, clarify issues, and provide “action” items toward solutions (legislation, funding, construction, regulation, etc.). All of these efforts will be incorporated into the New Mexico Broadband Strategic Master Plan.
- Creating a Municipal/Tribal Broadband Master Planning Guide to assist tribal and local governments in the planning and implementation of broadband within their communities.
- Developing Crowd Sourcing technology to facilitate the update and maintenance of CASA, DLR (Digital Literacy Resource; see below), provider data, broadband availability, and other data needing periodic updates.