New Mexico Official Wants $70 Million for Satellite Broadband

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2024 – State support for satellite Internet service to connect the unserved continues to grow.

New Mexico’s Office of Broadband Access and Expansion has requested that the state’s Legislative Finance Committee provide $70 million to expand high-speed internet access by way of satellite.

“We must look to the future while working hard to meet connectivity needs today,” OBAE Acting Director Drew Lovelace said in a Monday statement. “It can take years to build scalable and sustainable high-speed internet in our state with so many challenges and federal requirements. We need long-term funding to properly assess the best ways to make broadband accessible throughout New Mexico.”