[1st-mile-nm] ENMR/Plateau Update
Richard Lowenberg
rl at 1st-mile.com
Mon Jul 11 14:39:11 PDT 2011
From the NTIA BTOP web site:
ENMR-Plateau Middle Mile
http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/grantees/ENMR
The ENMR-Plateau Middle Mile project intends to enhance broadband
capabilities for critical community anchor institutions in eastern New
Mexico and west Texas by lighting a more than 1,600-mile ring of fiber
and constructing 74 miles of new fiber in five communities. The project
plans to connect more than 200 anchor institutions – including
educational institutions, public safety organizations, healthcare
facilities, and government agencies – at speeds of up to 1 Gbps. In
addition, the network intends to offer wholesale services and facilitate
broadband expansion to an estimated 20 communities and an area with
nearly 700,000 homes, over 36,000 businesses, and 263 anchor
institutions.
On January 21, 2011, the ENMR Telephone Cooperative (ENMR) began laying
74 miles of new fiber in two of the five communities where it will
deploy broadband service as a result of a BTOP grant. Extending through
eastern New Mexico and west Texas, the network will bring broadband
connections to more than 200 underserved anchor institutions, increasing
Internet access speeds to 1Gbps at educational institutions, public
safety organizations, healthcare facilities, and government agencies.
In all five markets, ENMR will provide new broadband fiber and
connectivity service, delivering Internet at discounted rates to local
rural schools, state agencies, and other anchor facilities. This new
network will also expand distance learning opportunities for students at
schools and libraries at rural areas.
As of March 2011, BTOP funds have allowed ENMR to install more than 29
miles of new fiber. ENMR has already negotiated its construction
contracts and permits with equipment vendors and expects to start
construction on the remaining three market areas by mid-May 2011. ENMR
estimates it will complete construction on the entire project by January
2012. For more information about the organization and the project, visit
www.enmr.com .
Last Updated: June 2, 2011.
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Richard Lowenberg
1st-Mile Institute
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-989-9110 / 505-603-5200
www.1st-mile.com
rl at 1st-mile.com
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