Extending Broadband to New Mexico Businesses Could Cost $42 Million
It could cost $42 million to extend broadband to more than 14,000 underserved businesses, CTC Technology & Energy estimated for the New Mexico Broadband Program. While full public or private funding would be the most direct approach, the state could…
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lower costs by establishing permanent funding for the state broadband office for planning and coordination of public and private entities, CTC said. New Mexico could encourage businesses to aggregate buying power and jointly purchase broadband services, it said. The state could incentivize broadband expansion through procurement for broadband at anchor institutions, by implementing dig-once policy, by streamlining access to the right of way and through more collaboration with other state and federal efforts, CTC said.