PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE

2026

January 12, 2026
State broadband projects to connect 4,000 rural locations

January 9, 2026
First state broadband office project reaches 100 percent completion

January 7, 2026
State celebrates launch of rural student broadband connections

January 5, 2026
State broadband office releases Three-Year Statewide Broadband Plan

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Press Releases 2023

Archive - Press Releases 2023

1. The Affordable Connectivity Program Needs Your Help to Stay Afloat in 2024 11/20/2023
2. ​BEAD and Affordability 11/7/2023
3. ​SFCC December Fiber Training Courses 11/01/2023 
4. ​OBAE Celebrates Digital Inclusion Week 10/5/2023
5. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 10/4/23
6. Kelly Schlegel Retirement 9/13/2023
7. ​OSO INTERNET SOLUTIONS CELEBRATES $5.78 MILLION CONNECT NEW MEXICO PROGRAM GRANT 9/22/2023
8. SANTO DOMINGO CELEBRATES $9.2 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM CONNECT NM PROGRAM 9/16/23 ​
9. Third Wave of New Mexico Pilot Grant Awards Announced! 9/7/2023
10. SENIOR PLANET'S MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO POSITIVE CHANGE  8/31/2023
11. BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THROUGH INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES: PT 2 8/21/23  
12. ​BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THROUGH INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES: PT 1: 8/16/23  
13. NON-PROFIT UNVEILS PLAN FOR FREE APARTMENT WI-FI PROGRAMS 8/1/23
14. ​OIS AND RAMAH NAVAJO PINE HILL SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE FIBER TO THE HOME PROJECT 7/19/23 
15. ​DIRECTOR OF OBAE AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TOUR SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO 7/7/23
16. ​Senator Ben Ray Luján 6/26/2023
17. AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY COULD BE RIGHT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS 6/21/2023
18. ​PANHANDLE TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE BRINGS CONNECTIVITY TO NORTHEASTERN NM 6/20/2023
19. ​Santa Fe Community College Hosts Fiber Optic Technician Training 6/14/2023
20. ​House Bill 160 Breaks Down Barriers to Complicated Right of Way Process 6/13/2023
21. New Mexico Pulls Ahead in Identifying Unserved and Underserved Broadband Locations  6/7/2023
22. ​Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham 4/27/2023

Press Releases 2024

Archive - Press Releases 2024

1. State Awards $500,000 in Broadband Grants 12/23/2024
2. State Reaches Milestone in $675 Million Broadband Program 12.17.2924
3. State Awards Millions in Broadband Grants to Connect Rural Students 12/10/2024
4. $15 Million in Broadband Awards 12/5/2024
5. OBAE Satellite Funding Request 11/19/2024
6. Budget Request OBAE 11/18/2024
7. Central Asian visit 11/15/2024
8. Navajo Technical University Receives Broadband Award 10/6/2024
9. Digital Equity Award​ 10/25/2024
10. Rural Broadband Grants 10/16/2024
11. Ruidoso Computers Donation 09/09/2024
12. Digital Inclusion Week 2024 09/10/2024
13. Press Release GWEP Awards​ 09/26/2024
14. BEAD Grant Applications 09/16/2024
15. Hundreds to Get High-Speed Internet in Rural NM 09/13/2024
16. SEN Federal Funds 08/20/2024
17. Statewide Education Network Launch 08/15/2024​
18. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 08/15/2024
19. NTIA Approves NM Plan 08/26/2024
20. Connect NM Grants 08/29/2024
21. OBAE Awards 07/31/2024

Press Releases 2025

Archive - Press Releases 2025

December 23, 2025
Broadband project ends frequent blackouts in Gallup and McKinley County
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December 8, 2025
​State awards Tribes $200,000 in broadband grants

November 24, 2025
Broadband grant to connect hundreds of rural students in Hidalgo County

November 20, 2025
Las Vegas City Schools connects with Statewide Education

November 7, 2025
Jemez Pueblo wins Broadband Award for Infrastructure 

October 28, 2025
Luna County Village Receives Broadband Connections 

October 20, 2025
State Awards 200,000 in Broadband Planning Grants

October 2, 2025
State Broadband Office Launches Public Wi-Fi Grant Program

September 24, 2025
Jemez Pueblo  Begins Broadband Connections

September 11, 2025​
Ribbon Cutting Marks Milestone for Broadband Recovery in Lincoln County

September 4, 2025
State submits $675 million broadband infrastructure plan

August 26, 2025
State seeks public comment on massive federal broadband deployment proposal

August 8, 2025
State awards broadband disaster grants

July 28, 2025
BEAD Program Receives More Than 40 New Applications

July 24, 2025
New Mexico leads nation in broadband speed improvements

July 23, 2025
Broadband project to connect 1,370 locations in Raton

July 16, 2025
State awards broadband grants to Pueblos and Valencia County--more funds available

July 9, 2025
State Grant to Deliver Broadband to Hundreds of Rural Students

July 8, 2025
ARPA Projects Go Live

July 2, 2025
Broadband Office Notifying Providers About New Federal Rules

May 5, 2025
​State broadband Initiative Bridges Digital Divide for Rural Students

May 2, 2025
New Broadband Law to Boost Education Projects

March 31, 2025
NM Receives Nearly 40 Digital Needs Grant Applications

March 27, 2025
Applications submitted for $675 million broadband grant program

March 21, 2025
Broadband for Education bill heads to Governor

March 18, 2025
Senate Passes Broadband for Education bill

March 14, 2025
Broadband for Education Bill Heads to Senate Floor

March 11, 2025
Senate Committee  Clears Broadband for Education Bill

March 3, 2025
State Broadband Office Helps Resolve Broadband Blackouts

February 27, 2025
State Teamwork Could Lead to Tribal Broadband Grants

February 26, 2025
Rural Students to Receive Internet Through State Grants

February 18, 2025
Senate Cte. Clears Wireless Infrastructure Bill

February 3, 2025
Press Release Broadband office to present fiscal proposals to Senate Finance Cte

January 30, 2025
NM Broadband office to present key fiscal initiatives to lawmakers

January 27, 2025
NM Broadband Disaster Relief Grants

January 22, 2025
Jemez Pueblo Awarded $5.7 Million Broadband Grant

January 17, 2025
Broadband Office Employee Wins Tech Award

January 6, 2025
NM Tribes Receive $22.6 Million in Broadband Grants

January 3, 2025
Applications Begin for $675 Million in Broadband Grants

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