[1st-mile-nm] USDA Rural Broadband Investment
Richard Lowenberg
rl at 1st-mile.org
Thu Nov 15 11:08:52 PST 2018
USDA Partners with Communities to Bring High-Speed Broadband
e-Connectivity Infrastructure to Rural Areas
More than 27,000 Businesses and Residents to Get Improved e-Connectivity
https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2018/11/13/usda-partners-communities-bring-high-speed-broadband-e-connectivity
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural
Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing in
infrastructure projects in a dozen states to improve e-Connectivity in
rural communities.
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In New Mexico, the Tularosa Basin Telephone Company Inc. will use an
$11.8 million loan to improve telecommunications for nearly 10,000
customers in the Carrizozo, Cloudcroft and Tularosa exchanges. Tularosa
will build 176 miles of fiber-optic facilities, construct new
fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) facilities, and upgrade digital subscriber
line (DSL) and FTTP electronics. The improvements will enhance the
company’s services and provide subscribers voice and higher broadband
speeds.
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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute 505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org www.1st-mile.org
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