[1st-mile-nm] Almost 8, 000 in Rural NM to Get High-Speed Internet Access

[Tom Johnson]

And the definition of "high-speed internet" is ........

-tj

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Richard Lowenberg <lowenberg at designnine.com
> wrote:

>
> *From:* Tom Udall Press Office
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 26, 2012 6:11 PM
> *To:* Tom Udall Press Office
> *Subject:* Udall: Almost 8,000 in Rural NM to Get High-Speed Internet
> Access****
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> *For Immediate Release*****
> *July 26, 2012*****
>  ****
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> *Udall: Almost 8,000 in Rural NM to Get High-Speed Internet Access*****
>  ****
> ** **
> *WASHINGTON – *Today, *U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM)* announced that
> almost 8,000 rural New Mexico residents will gain high-speed internet
> access within the next three years as a part of the first phase of the
> Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “Connect America Fund.” Udall is
> a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees
> telecommunications issues.  ****
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> Broadband and telecommunications companies CenturyLink and Windstream will
> receive $2.3 million to build broadband infrastructure for New Mexico homes
> and businesses that currently lack high-speed internet access, connecting
> them to the $8 trillion global internet economy. ****
> ** **
> “Broadband is a platform for economic growth,” said Udall. “High-speed
> internet should be available to all, so that everyone in New Mexico can
> take advantage of new technologies to grow their businesses and improve
> access to healthcare and education.” ****
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> Currently, nearly 47 percent of New Mexico’s rural population, or
> approximately 220,000 people, lack access to high speed internet.****
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> In its first phase, the “Connect America Fund” will implement projects to
> expand the broadband infrastructure to rural areas in 37 states, which will
> provide nearly 400,000 homes and business with high-speed internet access.
> ****
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> The “Connect America Fund” aims to connect all 19 million unserved rural
> Americans by 2020. ****
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