As the New Mexico Office of Broadband continues in its mission to deploy high-speed internet to all corners of the state, our agency often gets featured in the media.

​Explore recent news highlights below.

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May 2026

May 31, 2026 | Las Cruces Digest
Dona Ana County among recipients of $300,000 broadband planning grants

May 29, 2026 | Broadband Breakfast
New Mexico awards broadband planning grants to three rural tribal communities

May 29, 2026 | KOAT
​New Mexico awards broadband planning grants

May 29, 2026 |Benton
New Mexico awards $300,000 broadband planning grants​

May 22, 2026 | Government Technology
For the struggling, hot-spot lending is an internet lifeline

May 21, 2026 | Albuquerque Journal
OpEd: New Mexico closes the digital divide one broadband connection at a time
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May 21, 2026 | Benton
New Mexico launches digital navigator program

​May 21, 2026 | Broadband Breakfast
New Mexico launches digital navigator program

May 20, 2026 | Los Alamos Reporter
Rural students in Rio Arriba County get access to broadband

May 19, 2026 | Broadband Breakfast
New Mexico first to Replace Federal Broadband Subsidy

May 16, 2026 | Santa Fe New Mexican
My view: closing the digital divide one broadband connection at a time

May 14, 2026 | Government Technology
What’s New in Digital Equity: New Mexico Digital Navigator

May 13, 2026 | KKOB - The Bob Clark Podcast
Broadband with Director Jeff Lopez on the Bob Clark Podcast

May 12, 2026 | Benton
Rural students Hidalgo county new mexico receive access broadband
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May 5, 2026 | Benton
Internet access costs too much for too many people - New-Mexico has solution

May 5, 2026 | KOAT
New tool lets New-Mexicans check high-speed internet access

May 5, 2026 | KOB
Map shows broadband access in New Mexico, tracks $2 billion in investments

April 2026

April 30, 2026 | Roswell Daily Record
State brings public wi-fi to 12 historic sites and museums

April 24, 2026 | Santa Fe New Mexican
SFCC promotes broadband industry careers during job fair networking event

April 17, 2026 | Santa Fe New Mexican
New Mexico wellness wire: connecting to history

April 15, 2026 | Fiber Broadband Fiber for Breakfast Podcast
Smart funding smart deployment the strategy driving 100 coverage

April 11, 2026 | KOAT
New Mexico funds wi-fi for historical sites

April 10, 2026 | KOAT
NM to expand public wi-fi across the state

April 10, 2026 | Telecompetitor
New Mexico funds public wi-fi for 12 historic sites and-museums

April 10, 2026 | GovTech
Whats new in digital equity? New Mexico sites get wi-fi

April 9, 2026 | National Today 
New Mexico to expand free public wi-fi across the state

April 9, 2026 | Sandoval Signpost
Free wi-fi coming to coronado and jemez historic sites 

​April 9, 2026 | RDR News
State brings public wi-fi-to 12 historic sites and museums

​April 9, 2026 | RR Observer
Historic sites in Sandoval county part of wi-fi grant
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March 2026

March 27, 2026 | GPK Media
Ethos completes 50 miles of broadband installation

March 27, 2026 | Benton
Broadband project completion sierra county means thousands gain access to high speed internet

March 27, 2026 | Albuquerque Journal
High speed internet expansion comes to sierra county

March 23, 2026 | Source NM
New Mexico seeks federal release of delayed 293 million for broadband projects

March 20, 2026 | Santa Fe New Mexican
State broadband officials push for release of federal funding

March 20, 2026 | Benton
New Mexico urges release 293 million bead funds

March 19, 2026 | BBC Mag
New Mexico calls for the release of their full bead allocation

​March 19, 2026 | Las Cruces Digest
State urges release of 293 million in broadband funds

March 18, 2026 | KOAT
New-Mexico pushes release remaining federal broadband funds

March 18, 2026 | Telecompetitor
New Mexico seeks release of its original bead allocation

March 12, 2026 | KKOB
Jeff Lopez joins Bob Clark on the Morning Show
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March 6, 2026 | Gallup Sun Weekly
Gov signs historic broadband affordability bill into law

March 6, 2026 | Source NM
NM Gov Lujan Grisham signs 48 bills from recent legislative session

​March 6, 2026 | Telecompetitor
​New-Mexico affordable broadband bill signed into law

March 6, 2026 | KRQE
Governor signs bill to expand low income households access to high speed internet in New Mexico 

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​February 2026

February 20, 2026 | ILSR Community Networks
ACP gone New Mexico creates first state level internet affordability program

February 20, 2026 | GovTech
Whats new in digital equity fed framework for AI literacy

February 20, 2026 | Broadband Breakfast
New Mexico sends 10m broadband assistance bill to governor

February 20, 2026 | Telecompetitor
New Mexico broadband bill passes state house

February 19, 2026 | KRWG
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan talks broadband workforce in New Mexico

February 18, 2026 | Broadband Breakfast
New Mexico broadband office approves $6-7 million in public wi-fi grants

February 16, 2026 | KUNM
Navajo Nation awarded $110 million in broadband infrastructure

​February 13, 2026 | Los Alamos Daily Post
State broadband officials tout investments push for affordability program

February 13, 2026 | Santa Fe New Mexican
New Mexico broadband officials tout investments, push for affordability program

February 12, 2026 | KOB-4
Lawmakers debate several bills with under a week left to pass them
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February 4, 2026 | Bob Clark Podcast
( Click to listen  - Interview starts at 2:07)
Bob Clark podcast - The final go ahead

February 4, 2026 | Los Alamos Daily Post
State broadband office launches free broadband workforce development program

February 4, 2026 | Telecompetitor
New Mexico unveils free program to develop broadband workforce

February 4, 2026 | Benton
New Mexico launches free broadband workforce development program

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January 2026

January 29, 2026 | KOAT
Feds approve New Mexico broadband plan

January 28, 2026 | Senate Newsroom
Lujan applauds federal approval of New Mexico’s $382 million broadband plan

January 28, 2026 | Los Alamos Daily Post
Feds approve New Mexico's $382 million broadband plan

January 28, 2026 | Quiver Quantitative
Lujan highlights federal approval of New Mexico $382 million broadband initiative
 
January 28, 2026 | Yahoo
Federal government approves New Mexico plan to spend millions on high-speed Internet infrastructure

January 28, 2026 | Santa Fe New Mexican
Federal government approves new mexico plan to spend millions on high speed internet infrastructure

January 28, 2026 | Santa Fe New Mexican
Feds OK New Mexico's 382 million broadband expansion plan for homes businesses

January 27, 2026 | Broadband Breakfast
New Mexico Senate bill would fund $10 million broadband subsidy

January 12, 2026 | KOB
High-speed internet expands in valencia county
 
​January 12, 2026 | KRQE
Six broadband access grants awarded to thousands of New Mexicans

January 12, 2026 | Benton
State broadband projects connect 4000 rural student households and other locations
 
January 12, 2026 | KRQE
6 Broadband Access Grants Awarded Across New Mexico
 
January 11, 2026 | Los Alamos Daily Post
Connect New Mexico landmark broadband infrastructure pilot program is completed
 
January 11, 2026 | Benton
First New Mexico broadband office project reaches 100 percent completion
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January 9, 2026 | KRQE
Remote community in Chaves County now able to tap into internet service

January 9, 2026 | Yahoo News
Remote community Chaves County now able to tap into internet service

January 6, 2026 | KOAT
State releases new three-year statewide broadband plan
 
January 6, 2026 | Yahoo News
New Mexico releases three-year statewide broadband plan 

January 5, 2026 | Benton Institute
New Mexico state broadband office releases three-year statewide broadband plan 
 
NM Gov. Lujan Grisham signs 48 bills from recent legislative session

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NEWS ARCHIVE

December 2025

December 2025 | KNME-TV New Mexico in Focus

Interview with OBAE Director Jeff Lopez on KNME-TV New Mexico in Focus 

December 9, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post
At Broadband Summit Lopez Highlights Strong Community Coordination to Prevent Los Alamos Style Failures

December 9, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post
State Awards Broadband Grants to Two Tribal Communities

November 2025

November 4, 2025 | Broadband Communities News
New Mexico’s OBAE Continues Push for Rural, Tribal Connectivity

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October 2025

October 3, 2025 | Telecompetitor
New Mexico Launches $7M Public Wi-Fi Grant Program

October 3, 2025 | Yahoo
State broadband office launches $7 million grant program to expand public Wi-Fi access
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October 3, 2025 | KOB4
Interview: OBAE Director Jeff Lopez, Eye on New Mexico

October 2, 2025 | Albuquerque Journal
State broadband office launches $7 million grant program to expand public Wi-Fi access
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October 1, 2025 | KOB News
Miles of new fiber connect Jemez Pueblo homes to better internet

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September 2025

September 26, 2025 | KOB 4 Eye on New Mexico

Listen to Podcast

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September 23, 2025 | KOB News
New federal grants could help New Mexico reach full internet connectivity

September 12, 2025 | Telecompetitor
PVT and TDS Celebrate Broadband Disaster Recovery Projects

September 12, 2025 | KTSM
New Mexico celebrates recovery efforts for fiber, digital in Ruidoso area 

September 12, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post
OBAE Ribbon Cutting Marks Milestone For Broadband Recovery In Lincoln County
 
September 12, 2025  |  KTSM Yahoo News
New Mexico Celebrates Recovery Efforts for Fiber Digital: Ruidoso

September 11, 2025  |  KTSM
Off Final Rebuilding Projects In Ruidoso New Mexico With Ribbon Cutting

​September 11, 2025 | TDS Telecom
TDS Kicks Off Final Rebuilding Project in Ruidoso with Ribbon Cutting
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September 2, 2025 | Santa Fe New Mexican
New Mexico Broadband Office Quick to Fulfill Records Requests
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September 2, 2025 | Santa Fe New Mexican
Student Connect program offers free broadband to some New Mexico students, school staff

September 2, 2025 | Santa Fe New Mexican
New Mexico Set to Expand Broadband Access with State Funds at a Hefty Cost  

September 2, 2025 | Santa Fe New Mexican
Broadband Renaissance Transforms Life in Rural Lincoln County

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August 2025

August 26, 2025  |  Los Alamos Daily Post
Public Comment Opens for States Largest Broadband Program
 
August 27, 2025  |  NM Political Report
New Mexico Opens Public Comment on $675 Million Broadband Expansion Plan

August 27, 2025  |  NM Politic
New Mexico Celebrates Recovery Efforts for Fiber Digital in Ruidoso Area

August 28, 2025  | Los Alamos Daily Post
Public Comment Opens for State’s Largest Broadband Program

August 28, 2025  | NM Political Report
New Mexico Opens Public Comment on 675 Million Broadband Expansion Plan
 
August 28, 2025  | Telecompetitor
Updated Comprehensive List: BEAD Benefit-of-the-Bargain Provisional-Awards

August 12, 2025 | Source NM
State's New Broadband Boss Says Satellite Is Significant in Getting New Mexico 100 Percent Connected

August 7, 2025 | Albuquerque Business First
Broadband-Applications Surge for Federal Grants

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July 2025

July 25, 2025 | KOB
Data: New Mexico Leads US for Internet Speed Improvement 

July 25, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post
New Mexico Leads Nation in Broadband Speed Improvements

July 25, 2025 | Telecompetitor
New Mexico and Resound Networks Celebrating Groundbreaking in Raton

July 23, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post
State Awards 3.1 Million to Bring Fiber Internet to 1370 Homes and Businesses in Raton

July 24, 2025 | World Journal Newspaper
One Gig Internet Coming to Parts of Raton

​July 24, 2025 | KRTN Radio
1 Gig Internet Coming to Parts of Raton

July 8, 2025 | Albuquerque Journal
Three Projects to Connect Northwest New Mexico to Cross to High Speed Internet to Cross the Finish Line

​July 8, 2025 | Cibola Citizen
Thoreau Ramah Among Rural Areas Gaining High Speed Internet Access through $5.8 Million Project

July 8, 2025 | KOAT
Rural Areas Get Access to High Speed Broadband Internet

July 8, 2025 | Yahoo News
Three Projects Connect Northwest Mexico

July 8, 2025 | New Mexico Political Report
High Speed Internet Expands in Rural New Mexico

July 8, 2025 | The Candle
Five Hundred Rural Locations Gain High Speed Internet Access

July 6, 2025  |  Albuquerque Journal
Internet Companies will have to Apply Again for $675 Million in Federal Broadband Money

July 3, 2025  |  Government Tech
NM Will Still Receive $675 Million in Federal Broadband Grants
 
July 3, 2025  |  New Mexico News
Broadband Office Notifies Providers of New Federal-Rules Restructuring States $675 Million Program

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June 2025

June 25, 2025  |  Santa Fe New Mexican
Former Ben Ray Lujan Staffer Announced to Lead Office of Broadband Access and Expansion

​June 24, 2025  | Broadband Breakfast
Jeffrey Lopez Appointed as New Mexico Broadband Director
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June 23, 2025  | Albuquerque Journal
Governor Appoints Federal Policy Advisor as New State Broadband Director

​June 24, 2025  | Los Alamos Daily Post 
Governor Announces New Broadband Office Leadership

June 23, 2025  | KRQE
New Mexico Governor Announces New Broadband Office Leader
 
June 2025  |  MSN
New Mexico Governor Announces New Broadband Office Leader
 
June 23, 2025  | New Mexico Sun
New Mexico Governor Appoints Jeffrey Lopez as Broadband Office Director
 
June 23, 2025  | Yahoo News
Governor Appoints Federal Policy Adviser ​

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May 2025

May 6, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post
New Mexico Expands School Broadband Access

May 6, 2025  |  Telecompetitor
NM Surf  $2.4 Million Grant for Broadband in Rural New Mexico Schools

May 5, 2025  | Telecompetitor
New Mexico Combines Education=Related Broadband Offices

​May 2, 2025 | KRQE
New Mexico Bill Signed to Improve Internet Access for Students and Rural Communities

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April 2025

April 4, 2025  | Broadband Breakfast 
States Advance Bead Subgrantee Selection Amid Federal Uncertainty

April 1, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post 
Obae Receives 66 Applications for $675 Miillion in New Mexico Broadband Infrastructure Grants

April 1, 2025 | KRQE
Nearly 20 Organizations Apply for Broadband Access Grants in New Mexico

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March 2025

March 31, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post
Nearly 40 Applications Submitted For OBAE’s ‘PINON’ Grants

March 28, 2025  | Yahoo News
Nearly 20 Organizations Apply Broadband Access Grants

March 28, 2025 | KRQE
Nearly 20 Organizations Apply for Broadband Access Grants in New Mexico

March 27, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post
Obae Receives 66 Applications for $675 Million in New Mexico Broadband Infrastructure Grants

​March 27, 2025   | Deloitte
Building Communication Infrastructure for Universal Access (NM mention) 

March 27, 2025 | Broadband Breakfast
New Mexico Broadband Expansion Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature 

March 24, 2025 | KOAT
Broadband Bill Awaits Signing by Governor 

March 24, 2025  | Los Alamos Daily Post
Preliminary Assessment Work Continues For Community Broadband Network

March 22, 2025 | Gallup Independent
Partnership addresses network resilience in McKinley

March 18, 2025  | Los Alamos Daily Post
New Mexico Senate Floor Wrap For March 18, 2025

March 22, 2025 | East Texas News 
County puts ARPA funds to good use, now has 100% service

March 21, 2025 | Broadband Breakfast
Johnny Kampis: Texas Tells NTIA to Loosen BEAD Barriers to Deployment

March 20, 2025 Light Wave Online
Building Broadband: Broadband One Expands Fixed Wireless Acess into Savannah Georgia; eX2 Technology Tapped to Enhance Wireless Connectivity in Yuma County, Arizona

March 21, 2025 Broadband Breakfast
State by State BEAD Bids Reveal Varying Degrees of ISP Participation

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February 2025

February 21, 2025 | Grant County Beat 
2025 NM Legislative Session - Ssenate Committee Unanimously Clears Wireless Infrastructure Bill

February 20, 2025 Inside Towers​
New Mexico Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Wireless Infrastructure Bill

February 20, 2025  | Los Alamos Reporter
Senate Committee Unanimously Clears Wireless Infrastructure Bill

February 19, 2025 | Santa Fe New Mexican 
Rural Santa Fe County Could Get Broadband Boost through Federal Funds

February 19, 2025 | NM Wireless Bill
New Mexico Wireless Tower Bill Moves Forward in Roundhouse

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January 2025

January 27, 2025 | Broadband Breakfast
​New Mexico’s Proposed Broadband Satellite Program is a Blessing From Above

January 26, 2025 | Santa Fe New Mexican
Broadband Satellite is a Blessing from Above

January 16, 2025 | KKOB Radio Show
The Bob Clark Podcast - Connect New Mexico 

​January 14, 2025 | KOB 
EYE on New Mexico Legislative Review

January 13, 2025 | KDSK Radio
Drew Lovelace Broadband 1-13-25

​January 13, 2025 | KHIIKEDU live broadcast
KHIIKEDU Live Broadcast

January 13, 2025 | Albuquerque Journal 
Federal Net Neutrality Doesn’t Affect New Mexico - Yet

January 13, 2025 | KDSK Radio
Listen to the Radio broadcast on Broadband 1-13-25

​January 12, 2025 | KOB News at 9am
January 11, 2025 | KOB News at 5pm

January 10, 2025 | Albuquerque Journal
Broadband Office Inches Closer to Allocating $675 Million in Internet Grants

January 10, 2025 | Albuquerque Journal
Making Waves: Questions about NM Media and Internet Up in the Air with FCC Chair Pick

January 10, 2025 | Santa Fe New Mexican 
Three New Mexico Pueblos to Get More than 20 Million in Federal Broadband Grants

January 7, 2025 | KRQE 
Three New Mexico Pueblos Receive Millions in Broadband Grants

January 7, 2025 | KRQE 
​Jemez Pueblo Receives $15.2 Million Grant for Internet Access

January 3, 2025 | Los Alamos Daily Post
OBAE Announces Applications Have Opened for $675 Million in Broadband Infrastructure Grants​​

​January 1, 2025 | Santa Fe New Mexican
Grants Awarded to Five Entities to Promote Broadband Internet Access

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Drew Lovelace from the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion starts speaking at 15:55 in the video.