How New Mexico is Expanding BroadBand Through a State Agency

What’s happening? New Mexico HB 10 (2021 | NM) will expand broadband through a new state broadband office inside the State Department of Information Technology.

Why is this important? New Mexico sees an opening in that no state entity tracks investments or coordinates activities related to broadband between government agencies

How will this be important? Quality and accessibility of broadband has long been important to consumers but now we have a state agencies, because of COVID, wanting to ensure state residents have access to the internet and reliable service. It sounds dreamy- and enforcement mechanism for quality internet service.

Route Fifty | Lawmakers in One State Hope to Create a New Broadband Office