[1st-mile-nm] Comcast brings 1.2 Gbps fiber internet to Gallup, NM

[Richard Lowenberg]

Comcast brings 1.2 Gbps fiber internet to Gallup, NM

Oct. 28, 2021

https://www.broadbandtechreport.com/fiber/article/14213037/comcast-brings-12gbps-fiber-internet-to-gallup-nm

Currently, more than 9,000 homes and businesses have access to Comcast’s 
network in Gallup, New Mexico.

In New Mexico, Comcast this month announced the company has introduced 
additional Internet speed tiers for homes and small businesses in the 
Gallup area, with internet speeds up to 1.2 Gbps now available to new 
and existing customers.

Currently, more than 9,000 homes and businesses have access to Comcast’s 
network in Gallup. Consumers have access to all of the company's Xfinity 
Internet packages including 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 300 Mbps, 600 Mbps, 900 
Mbps, and 1.2 Gig speed tiers. From supporting four connected devices at 
a time, to speeds designed for heavy streamers, Gallup residents have a 
variety of Comcast options to keep them connected.

Bill Lee, CEO, Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce, commented, 
“Fast and reliable broadband is a key component of a vibrant economy. As 
Gallup businesses continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic, 
it is good to see Comcast’s investment in our community to help ensure 
that new and existing businesses will have the bandwidth needed to 
succeed in the digital economy. With Internet speeds ranging from 50 
Mbps to 1.2 Gigabits, Gallup can continue to recruit more industry 
sectors into our community, and help existing businesses grow.”

Additionally, Comcast announced it will continue to offer its low-cost, 
high-speed Internet program, Internet Essentials, to help provide more 
low-income households in Gallup with the tools and resources they need 
to succeed in an increasingly digital world. The program provides 50 
Mbps at-home internet access to low-income households for $9.95 per 
month. Households that qualify for programs like the National School 
Lunch Program, housing assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, and others may 
qualify for Internet Essentials.

Since the program launched in 2011, Comcast says it has connected 
296,000 low-income New Mexicans to the power of the Internet at home, 
including 2,800 individuals in Gallup.

Sarah Piano, Managing Regional Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters 
Mountain Region, asserted, “When Comcast operates in your community, you 
can count on them to provide support to local nonprofits and community 
organizations. Comcast is a long-standing partner and an amazing 
supporter of our critical mentoring work in Gallup and across New 
Mexico. Their Internet Essentials program is extremely affordable and 
helped us connect dozens of our families to an at-home Internet 
connection, which was critical this past year more than ever. Comcast 
genuinely cares about the communities they work in and continually 
strives to make things better for the families within those communities. 
We are so grateful for their partnership.”



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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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