[1st-mile-nm] 1st-mile-nm Digest, Vol 182, Issue 5
Timothy L. Thomas
drtlesterthomas at gmail.com
Wed Dec 29 12:20:40 PST 2021
Hi.
I don't follow these topics deeply enough, so
I'm not sure if this is "easy"... but a really
interesting/useful metric set for me would be
two 1-D histograms:
(1) Upload and download speeds *currently "online"*
in American households (and normalized to the
number of said households - so the zero bin
would be significant; and then, quite importantly...
(2) Same as above, but instead of "online", this
histogram would summarize *desired* (related
or equal to economic "demanded") speeds.
One could then begin considering the magnitudes of
various solution costs in relation to these data.
I know all this is very simplistic(*), but this is
where I myself would begin, if I were tasked with
thinking more deeply about these issues.
(*) These simple projections would average over many
different circumstances and would completely ignore
correlations... including geographic considerations
and various use cases: pure home cinema buffs; rural
versus urban schools; small to medium businesses in,
near, and outside of cities; government use; etc.
But ideally one would be able to drill into interesting
features of these summary data if they were backed by
or derived from a more comprehensive (and easy to
understand and work with) data set.
Sincerely,
-TLT
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> 1. Re: URGENT: Satellite Internet v. Cable/Fiber Internet: costs
> and benefits? (Michael Harris)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:28:15 -0700
> From: Michael Harris <mharris at visgence.com>
> To: "1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org" <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> Cc: robert.jacobson at atelier-tomorrow.com
> Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] URGENT: Satellite Internet v. Cable/Fiber
> Internet: costs and benefits?
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> >
> > 1. In your experience, what are comparable numbers for satellite internet
> > vs conventional cable and/or fiber to the home in a rural setting with
> > about 450 households concentrated on one mile of highway (that is
> supposed
> > one day to be wired with fiber per state dictates) and another 100 on the
> > perimeter.
>
>
> I have reservations about the scalability of StarLink. It is very early and
> not widely available. The tech is very cool, but I am also pretty sure that
> throwing thousands of satellites into orbit is a massively inefficient way
> to solve the problem of residential broadband - in terms of dollars, CO2
> emissions, engineering expertise, and orbital real-estate.
>
> (that is supposed one day to be wired with fiber per state dictates) and
> > another 100 on the perimeter.
>
>
> If you run a pair of singlemode you can deliver 1Gbps to 100Gbps whenever
> you want. Technology moves fast, and optics and switches are truly cheap. I
> run a lot of wireless and my advice is always to string fiber if you can,
> there is just no way to match the bandwidth with any other tech. The
> materials cost nothing ($2/ft, 10G optics can be had for $40, etc....). I'm
> just working in orders-of-magnitude here, but you could start a tiny ISP
> co-op and give everyone in that neighborhood 1Gbps FTTH for like
> $50/month... *if you can get the cable in the ground*
>
> % of total cost
> Houses 550 Unit cost
> Cable, ft (5 miles, rough estimate) 25000 2 50000
> Capex, 20yr life 1 50000 50000 1.75%
> 1Gbps Optics 1100 20 22000
> Ports per switch 48
> Switches 11 10000 110000
> Core Router 1 100000 100000
> Servers for misc purposes 3 10000 30000
> Capex 5 year life 2 262000 524000 18.36%
> Techs 2 50000 100000
> Admin 1 80000 80000
> 10Gbps DIA 12 4000 48000
> Opex, 1 year 10 228000 2280000 79.89%
> Years 10
> Total cost 2854000
> Months 120
> Monthly cost 23783.33333
> Per house $43.24
> The frustration with FTTH is that it is hard to dig, legally speaking. The
> technical challenges have been solved for years, and only get cheaper as
> time goes on. Negotiating ROW, though, is so arcane and time consuming that
> the state is willing to throw millions at *blimps *rather than figure out
> how to put some cable in the ground...
>
> -Michael
>
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 7:52 AM Gillian Densmore <gil.densmore at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > that's great richard.
> > When are we going to se some, ya know action? Fact is the QOL for
> > cellular and internet in NM is bairly about 1990. many people in NM don't
> > even qualify for the GD bairmin of the FCC's just stupid 25megs? what
> drugs
> > is the industry on, and in what reality is that even remotely close to
> ok?
> > 2020 should have proven that with comcast having a fucking monoply, some
> > actual, real, action the bitching about memos, and pole rights. Their's a
> > god damn loop of plastic for getting fiber close to the curb, and what's
> > been done with it? who knows?
> > In that time Musk has put tin-cans in orbit with better fucking QA then
> > the god damn industry litterally on the ground has. It's not cute, or ok,
> > or cool to for a bunch of PHDs and smart motherfuckers for
> > telecomunications to go oh hey heres ordance 99 title 5g subsection
> 501c3
> > that says its ok to start digging and we'll get 30megs to someareas
> around
> > 2090.
> > Ya'all have a bunch of doctrates, and know an amazing amount about how
> the
> > fucking internet works. So where's the fucking action? we--just bairly
> now
> > get kinda-sort-of-ok QA and QOS because tmobile has a fucking publicity
> > nightmare. and now is getting people onto their 5g network and fucking
> DSL
> > speeds? RLY?!
> > Wake me up when we hit the year 2k for speed, quality and latency.
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 10:26 AM John Badal <jbadal at sacredwindnm.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> SPAM
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> *From:* 1st-mile-nm <1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org> *On Behalf
> Of *Robert
> >> Jacobson
> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 28, 2021 9:46 AM
> >> *To:* 1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org
> >> *Subject:* [1st-mile-nm] URGENT: Satellite Internet v. Cable/Fiber
> >> Internet: costs and benefits?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear 1st Mile Friends,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I?m preparing an application for a state broadband grant
> >> and need your input to knowledgeably ask for funding for what purposes.
> >> Here?s why...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Our household experience with SpaceX's StarLink
> >> broadband service has been great (250-300Mbps down, 25Mbps up), no
> weather
> >> interference, etc. The modem supplied with the two-foot self-aiming
> >> antenna is powerful enough that my neighbor?s visitors 20 yards away can
> >> camp on it. (We?re friends.)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Every device in our home, now connected to the StarLink
> >> modem, is running at max speed. Total cost so far has been ~$495 for the
> >> gear, one hour for easy installation (my own labor), and ~$90 per month
> for
> >> access to the satellites. (We haven?t gotten our first monthly
> invoice.)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> We do pay extra for some online fare, but not to
> >> SpaceX. It goes directly to Apple, Showtime, Netflix, various Patreon
> >> podcasts, etc.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Providers of ?conventional" broadband modalities ? cable
> >> and fiber ?must string cable/fiber overhead and/or bury it in conduits
> and
> >> trenches; and must build local networks to distribute data to offices
> and
> >> households. Providers may require their homeowner, office, ranch, etc.
> >> customers to own additional gear.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Also, they may have fees to pay for channels they resell
> >> to customers, links from fiber to cable, their own tower or satellite
> >> expenses, etc. They pass along most of these expenses to their
> >> local-government and household/office subscribers.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Each modality must provide quality service to its
> >> customers and generate earnings for its owners.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> My questions to my 1st-Mile colleagues:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 1. In your experience, what are comparable numbers for
> >> satellite internet vs conventional cable and/or fiber to the home in a
> >> rural setting with about 450 households concentrated on one mile of
> highway
> >> (that is supposed one day to be wired with fiber per state dictates) and
> >> another 100 on the perimeter.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> If you were writing a grant for this purpose, on which
> >> modality would you rely? Special conditions?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for your rapid reply. We have to file our
> >> application January 31st, latest!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Bob Jacobson
> >>
> >> Atelier Tomorrow Inc.
> >>
> >> A Nonprofit Consultancy
> >>
> >> Patagonia, AZ 85624
> >>
> >> (520) 370-1259
> >>
> >> LinkedIn:
> >>
> >> https://linkedin.com/in/bobjacobson
> >> <
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 15Nov2021, at 5:47 PM, 1st-mile-nm-request at mailman.dcn.org wrote:
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> >> Today's Topics:
> >>
> >> 1. FCC Telehealth Funding in NM (Richard Lowenberg)
> >> 2. USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants: NM
> >> (Richard Lowenberg)
> >> 3. Comcast brings 1.2 Gbps fiber internet to Gallup, NM
> >> (Richard Lowenberg)
> >> 4. Vexus Fiber readies FTTP plus 10G for Albuquerque
> >> (Richard Lowenberg)
> >> 5. Federal Broadband Funding: Overviews (Richard Lowenberg)
> >> 6. Re: Federal Broadband Funding: Overviews (Owen Densmore)
> >> 7. Fwd: NM DOIT/CTC WEBINAR INVITE: Overview - USDA Reconnect
> >> Loan and Grant Program (Richard Lowenberg)
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:32:38 -0600
> >> From: Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
> >> To: 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> >> Subject: [1st-mile-nm] FCC Telehealth Funding in NM
> >> Message-ID: <7683940b09984d38cfde46fd96c33ede at 1st-mile.org>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> >>
> >> FCC ANNOUNCES AN ADDITIONAL $40.46 MILLION AWARDED
> >> AS PART OF COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM
> >>
> >> WASHINGTON, October 21, 2021?The Federal Communications Commission today
> >> approved an additional 71 applications for funding commitments totaling
> >> $40,468,845 for
> >> Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. This is the FCC?s third
> >> funding announcement
> >> of approved Round 2 applications bringing the total to approximately
> >> $123.6 million awarded to health care providers in each state,
> >> territory, and the District of Columbia.
> >>
> >>
> https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-third-set-awards-covid-19-telehealth-round-2-0
> >>
> >> Funded in NM:
> >>
> >> First Nations Community HealthSource in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a
> >> Federally
> >> Qualified Health Center that serves Tribal and Hispanic communities, was
> >> awarded
> >> $655,395 for laptops and connected devices that support remote patient
> >> monitoring,
> >> which will help ensure proper treatment of patients in their homes
> >> without requiring inperson visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> 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
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:47:49 -0600
> >> From: Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
> >> To: 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> >> Subject: [1st-mile-nm] USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants:
> >> NM
> >> Message-ID: <54ab3bfc9d81ba0fb16599b78a5364bc at 1st-mile.org>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
> >>
> >> The USDA has announced its latest Distance Learning and
> >> Telemedicine Grants, with one award in NM.
> >>
> >> Ben Archer Health Center, Inc. $90,372
> >>
> >> This Rural Development investment will be used to assist the
> >> Health Education and Access to Learning (HEAL) Project.
> >> The HEAL Project will deliver distance learning to rural and
> >> exceptionally rural individuals in Northern Dona Ana, Sierra,
> >> Otero and Luna Counties, New Mexico. The HEAL Project will
> >> affect an estimate 97,000 people directly or indirectly in
> >> southern New Mexico.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2021/10/22/usda-make-115-billion-available-help-people-living-rural
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> 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
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 3
> >> Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:03:14 -0600
> >> From: Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
> >> To: 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> >> Subject: [1st-mile-nm] Comcast brings 1.2 Gbps fiber internet to
> >> Gallup, NM
> >> Message-ID: <ab3c62d0dea5cdad762b5c01a5fb7038 at 1st-mile.org>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> >>
> >> 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.?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> 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
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 4
> >> Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:07:23 -0600
> >> From: Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
> >> To: 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> >> Subject: [1st-mile-nm] Vexus Fiber readies FTTP plus 10G for
> >> Albuquerque
> >> Message-ID: <0114b6cb6971ea70e4960e39bd20346d at 1st-mile.org>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> >>
> >> Vexus Fiber readies FTTP plus 10G for Albuquerque
> >>
> >> Nov. 1, 2021
> >>
> >>
> https://www.broadbandtechreport.com/fiber/article/14213181/vexus-fiber-readies-fttp-plus-10g-for-albuquerque
> >>
> >> Company plans $250 million investment for its latest 100% fiber
> >> broadband project.
> >>
> >> Vexus Fiber announced on Oct. 28 that it will be bringing its 100%
> >> fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network to the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
> >> The company said it will invest $250 million in the infrastructure of
> >> the network and create 200 jobs in the construction phase over the next
> >> three years.
> >>
> >> Vexus added that it will be building a 10 gigabit network, "so that as
> >> devices get faster in the future, customers will have an internet option
> >> that can keep up." Broadband packages with symmetrical upload and
> >> download speeds up to one gigabit will be initially available to
> >> customers. The network will be available for both homes and businesses
> >> and will be 100% fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP), "meaning fewer
> >> connectivity issues for customers," added a Vexus statement.
> >>
> >> Vexus Fiber said it plans to begin engineering for the project
> >> immediately and start construction early next year. Completion of the
> >> network is expected by 2024, but the network will be activated in
> >> stages, so that some areas of the city will see service available
> >> beginning in 2022.
> >>
> >> Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller commented, ?In the past year, it has become
> >> clear that internet is not just a quality-of-life issue, but a fast,
> >> reliable connection for every family and business is necessary for
> >> learning and working too. High-speed fiber represents a major investment
> >> in our infrastructure, creating hundreds of jobs for Albuquerque and
> >> providing us with another key asset as we recruit more companies to our
> >> city. This investment in a ubiquitous fiber network is also necessary to
> >> make sure that no one is left behind in the quest for universal
> >> affordable access to high-speed broadband services (that is, to ?bridge
> >> the digital divide?). We welcome Vexus along with other fiber developers
> >> who are interested in investing in ABQ and appreciate their confidence
> >> in this great City.?
> >>
> >> In addition to the 200 construction jobs the project will create, the
> >> company plans to create 150 permanent jobs with the opening of a local
> >> office and storefront.
> >>
> >> ?We are excited to announce the expansion of fiber high-speed broadband
> >> into Albuquerque,? said Jim Gleason, CEO of Vexus Fiber. ?We are
> >> thrilled to become a part of the City of Albuquerque and see the area as
> >> a terrific place for business. This network of the future will help
> >> foster additional growth and economic development for the area.?
> >>
> >> Vexus has committed to building its fiber network throughout the entire
> >> city and says it will provide service to all corners of Albuquerque. To
> >> date, the company notes has installed successful high-speed fiber
> >> networks in over 35 cities in Texas and Louisiana.
> >>
> >> ?This is a real win for the residents of our city,? said Dan Serrano,
> >> CEO of the city's Westside Chamber of Commerce. ?Vexus is bringing
> >> construction and permanent jobs with its expansion to Albuquerque as
> >> well as faster connectivity for residents.?
> >>
> >> Vexus notes "the cost of the new service will be comparable to the other
> >> services provided in the city today, but with better performance." The
> >> first phase of the network could be available to Albuquerque residents
> >> by summer 2022, according to company representatives.
> >>
> >> Learn more at www.connect.vexusfiber.com
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> 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
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 5
> >> Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2021 12:42:38 -0700
> >> From: Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
> >> To: 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> >> Subject: [1st-mile-nm] Federal Broadband Funding: Overviews
> >> Message-ID: <751ebe36257b955814b81a8861608f57 at 1st-mile.org>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> >>
> >> Here are two postings that provide excellent information on the just
> >> Congressionally passed Federal Broadband Funding Programs.
> >>
> >> From the Benton Institute:
> >>
> >>
> https://www.benton.org/blog/largest-us-investment-broadband-deployment-ever
> >>
> >> CCG?s POTs and PANs blog:
> >>
> >>
> https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2021/11/08/the-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-program/
> >>
> >> RL
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> 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
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 6
> >> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 16:01:31 -0700
> >> From: Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net>
> >> To: Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
> >> Cc: 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] Federal Broadband Funding: Overviews
> >> Message-ID:
> >> <
> >> CAN_LYRkzH0TytjCOeV=gV+x8sknAsppNEnReFP8QtxxJ3NnGHA at mail.gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >>
> >> Interesting! How will this impact NM? Hopefully we'll finally have
> >> affordable, high speed, multiple provider internet for everyone.
> >>
> >> -- Owen
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 12:42 PM Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Here are two postings that provide excellent information on the just
> >> Congressionally passed Federal Broadband Funding Programs.
> >>
> >> From the Benton Institute:
> >>
> >>
> https://www.benton.org/blog/largest-us-investment-broadband-deployment-ever
> >>
> >> CCG?s POTs and PANs blog:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2021/11/08/the-broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-program/
> >>
> >> RL
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> 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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> >> Message: 7
> >> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:47:39 -0700
> >> From: Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>
> >> To: 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
> >> Subject: [1st-mile-nm] Fwd: NM DOIT/CTC WEBINAR INVITE: Overview -
> >> USDA Reconnect Loan and Grant Program
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> >> Subject: NM DOIT/CTC WEBINAR INVITE: Overview - USDA Reconnect Loan and
> >> Grant Program
> >> Date: 2021-11-15 17:28
> >> From: "Clarke, George, DoIT" <george.clarke at state.nm.us>
> >> Cc: "Tilton, Rand, DoIT" <Rand.Tilton at state.nm.us>, "Karen White
> >> (kwhite at ctcnet.us)" <kwhite at ctcnet.us>
> >>
> >> ReConnect Loan and Grant Program Workshop
> >>
> >> The _New Mexico Department of Information Technology_ (NM DoIT) has
> >> partnered with _CTC Technology & Energy_ to host a workshop on the
> >> USDA's Broadband ReConnect program.
> >>
> >> This informational workshop will provide detail regarding opportunities
> >> associated with the USDA ReConnect Program. This program furnishes loans
> >> and grants to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement,
> >> and/or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide
> >> broadband service to eligible rural areas.
> >>
> >> The USDA's Broadband ReConnect Program new rules dramatically expand
> >> eligibility and effectively redefine broadband. Entities that can apply
> >> for ReConnect assistance include corporations, limited liability
> >> companies/partnerships, cooperative or mutual organizations,
> >> states/local governments including
> >> agency/subdivision/instrumentality/political subdivision, and Tribal (as
> >> defined in Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
> >> Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).
> >>
> >> Please join us as we review the program's new rules, provide guidance on
> >> how to take advantage of this funding opportunity, and share tips on how
> >> to position your application.
> >>
> >> The ReConnect Loan and Grant Program Workshop will be held on Wednesday,
> >> November 17 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. MDT. In this workshop, there
> >> will be time to provide answers and strategic direction to participants.
> >>
> >>
> >> Register in advance for this meeting:
> >>
> >> https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcOyuqzsvHtIJvHxkULVAbtPhK8zyAE7t
> >>
> >> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
> >> information about joining the meeting.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> DoIT New Mexico Broadband Program and CTC Technology and Energy
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >> 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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