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Digital Inclusion Week
October 4-10, 2026

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New Mexico is Celebrating
​Digital Inclusion Week

October 4-10, 2026

Come back for updates on special events taking place around the state during Digital Inclusion Week October 4-10, 2026.

Follow the Light

New Mexicans are collaborating to launch a coordinated outreach and reading campaign to educate and inspire our communities about the work and wonder of Fiber Optics!

​More than 500 “Follow the Light” books will be read by volunteers and distributed to libraries, schools, and agencies across the state during Digital Inclusion Week in October 2026.
Picture
Meet the Book
​That Makes Fiber Optics Fun! 

This simple but inspiring STEM adventure shows how fiber optics light up our world. 

Meet the Author
in New Mexico in October!

This book was  created by a broadband engineer and mom named Alli Bone. For updates on her visit to New Mexico in October 2026, come back to this page to track her schedule of outreach events where you can meet the author in person!

Get Involved!
To Donate a copy of the book to a classroom,  to sponsor donated books for a specific school, organization, or region,
OR to volunteer as a reader during Digital Inclusion Week,
email 
[email protected]

YOU can also help promote Digital Inclusion Week in October 2026 by alerting friends and relatives, posting on social media, sharing this information and this webpage with others, or purchasing a copy of the book for yourself or others.
  • Purchase the book Follow the Light 
  • Purchase The Fiber Optic Coloring Book​
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      • Accessibility Statement
    • Affordability
    • Broadband Basics
    • Broadband Speed Test
    • Computers
    • Cybersecurity
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    • Funding Resources
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  • Mapping & Data
    • NM Speed Test
    • Mapping and Data Hub
  • OBAE Calendar
    • Ground Breakings
    • Ribbon Cuttings
    • ABQNOG
    • Digital Inclusion Week
    • 2026 Events Archive >
      • Broadband Day
      • Digital Readiness Summit
      • SEN Cybersecurity Workshops
      • Day of Resilience
  • News
    • Press Releases
    • Newsblasts
    • OBAE in the News
    • Broadband Bulletin
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