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  "description": "‘Low-Earth orbit satellites are going to be part of the picture,’ a state official says.",
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  "publishedAt": "2025-08-14T17:15:18.000Z",
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    "_by the end of 2026._",
    "_****There's a whole community behind your FREE membership...****_",
    "Join the Community!",
    "_according to a report by Source NM_",
    "_who has only been on the job for eight weeks_",
    "_$675 million through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program_",
    "_sub-grantees to do the work._"
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, August 14, 2025 – New Mexico won’t ignore satellite Internet services like Starlink in utilizing federal deployment funds.\n\n**Jeff Lopez** ,**** Director of the New MexicoBroadband Access and Expansion Office, told a legislative committee Monday that 90 percent of the state is now covered by broadband, with the remaining 10 percent expected _by the end of 2026._\n\nSatellite connections will be crucial to reaching those final areas, Lopez said, though the state’s strategy remains focused on fiber.\n\n\n\n_****There's a whole community behind your FREE membership...****_\n\n Join the Community! \n\n“We are still ‘fiber first,’” Lopez said, _according to a report by Source NM_. “We’re focusing on areas that are financially prudent for that fiber connectivity, but low-Earth orbit satellites are going to be part of the picture.”\n\nLopez, _who has only been on the job for eight weeks_, emphasized fiber’s long-term value, stating it is “the best connectivity that money can buy” and “future proof.” However, he acknowledged that deploying fiber is “often much more expensive than alternatives.”\n\nIn contrast, he said satellite internet offers a viable alternative for remote areas “with open skies,” though it is “not as resilient to natural disasters” and “isn’t fully fleshed out yet.”\n\nLopez confirmed two satellite companies have already placed bids for the federal broadband funding, though he didn’t reveal any names.\n\n“But you might be able to guess,” he added.\n\nNew Mexico was tentatively awarded _$675 million through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program_, and is now in the final stages of selecting _sub-grantees to do the work._",
  "title": "New Mexico Ready to Deploy BEAD Funds Across Technologies",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T05:47:30.313Z"
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