Rural NM has some of the worst high speed internet access. Here’s what the federal government is doing to address the disconnect.







20230623-news-broadband-2

Horacio Lizama, left, of Medanales, and Juan Andres Maestas, of Abiqui, work on one of several computers supplied to El Rito Library Thursday.




EL RITO VHS tapes of Saving Private Ryan and Gone with the Wind can be rented at the El Rito Library. Many venues can’t get high-speed internet access, so streaming isn’t an option.

Several people Thursday afternoon were using the library for its internet connection. It is one of the few public places with reliable service in the region.

This page requires Javascript.

Javascript is required to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

kAmp=:D@? qC:D=:?[ 2 =:3C2C:2?[ D2:5 2 3:8 A2CE @7 96C ;@3 92D 364@>6 8F:5:?8 A6@A=6 E9C@F89 32D:4 :?E6C?6E D<:==D[ DF49 2D FD:?8 A@CE2=D @C A2J:?8 3:==D[ H9:49 2C6 364@>:?8 >@C6 2?5 >@C6 4@>>@? A2CED @7 =:76]k^Em

kAm*@FC6 DFA6C\5:D4@??64E65](6 ?665 E96 :?E6C?6E 7@C 6G6CJE9:?8 ?@H[ qC:D=:? D2:5] q67@C6[ :E H2D 2 =FIFCJ E@ 92G6 E96 :?E6C?6E] }@H :ED 364@>:?8 >@C6 @7 2 ?646DD:EJ]k^Am

kAmuC@> E96 q@@E966= 😕 E96 D@FE9H6DE 4@C?6C @7 E96 DE2E6 E@ p3:BF: 😕 E96 ?@CE9[ E96C6 2C6 A2CED @7 }6H |6I:4@ H:E9 D@>6 @7 E96 H@CDE 2446DD E@ 9:89\DA665 :?E6C?6E 😕 E96 4@F?ECJ]k^Em

kAmqFE ?@H[ >@C6 E92? 2 9F?5C65 >:==:@? 5@==2CD 😀 A@FC:?8 :?E@ E96 DE2E6 7C@> E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 7@C =2C86\D42=6 3C@2532?5 AC@;64ED 2=C625J F?56CH2J] v@G6C?>6?E @77:4:2=RE RE2J E96 AC@;64ED ORI:== 255C6GG D92CA 5:G:56RE 😕 E96 DE2E6 3@E9 36EH66? FC32? 2?5 CFC2= C6D:56?ED 2?5 24C@GG C24:2= =:?6D[ 😕 E6C>D @7 H9@ 42? 2446DD 9:89\DA665 :?E6C?6E]k^Em







20230623-news-broadband-4

Federal money arriving in New Mexico will help provide high-speed Internet to places like El Rito in Rio Arriba County.




kAm{F:D #6J6D[ E96 rt~ @7 z:E r2CD@? t=64EC:4 r@\@A[ H9:49 92D 366? E2AA65 7@C >@C6 E92? Sa_ >:==:@? 😕 8C2?ED 2?5 =@2?D E@ 3F:=5 2 7:36C ?6EH@C< E9C@F89@FE ?@CE96C? }6H |6I:4@[ D2:5 E96 AC@;64ED H:== 36 EC2?D7@C>2E:G6 7@C }6H |6I:4@]k^Em

kAmxED G6CJ 2C492:4[ #6J6D D2:5 @7 E96 BF2=:EJ @7 E96 :?E6C?6E 😕 A2CED @7 E96 DE2E6] (92ED 92AA6?:?8 😀 H6C6 =62G:?8 2 =@E @7 E96 <:5D 369:?5 3642FD6 E96J 5@?E 92G6 E96 D2>6 E@@=D 2?5 @AA @CEF?:E:6D 2D WDEF56?EDX :?E96 >6EC@ 2C62D 92G6]k^Am

kAmz:And r2CD@? t=64EC:4[ H9:49 92D 366? @776C:?8 :?E6C?6E D6CG:46D 😕 ?@CE96C? }6H |6I:4@ D:?46 `hhh[ C646?E=J C646:G65 2 Sab]and >:==:@? 8C2?E 7C@> E96 &]$]s6A2CE>6?E @7 p8C:4F=EFC6 E@ 3F:=5 2 7:36C 423=6 ?6EH@C< E@ 3C:?8 9:89 \DA665 :?E6C?6E E@ 23@FE a[ehb A6@A=6[ ca 3FD:?6DD6D[ bc 72C>D 2?5 6:89E 65F42E:@?2= 724:=:E:6D :? #:@ pCC:32 r@F?EJ] w6 RE2:5 >2?J @7 E96 4FDE@>6CD =:G6 😕 E96 p3:BF: 2?5 t= #:E@ 2C62D]%96 4@>A2?J 😀 2=RE@ C6BF:C65 E@ AFE F 2? 255:E:@?2= Sd >:==:@? 2D 2 =@2? 7@C E96 AC@;64E[ #6J6D D2:5]k^Em

kAm%96 8C2?E H2D @?6 @7 D:I C646?E=J 2??@F?465[ H@CE9 2 E@E2= @7 23@FE S`ab >:==:@?[ E92E H:== 7F?5 2 D6C:6D @7 3C@2532?5 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 AC@;64ED 24C@DD E96 >@DE CFC2= 2C62D @7 E96 DE2E6] %96 8C2?ED H6C6 2H2C565 7C@> $6AE6>36C a_aa E@ |2C49 a_ab[ 244@C5:?8 E@ &$sp 5@4F>6?ED]k^Em

kAm#6J6D D2:5 96D 9@A:?8 E92E 4FDE@>6CD 😕 E96 t= #:E@ 2?5 p3:BF: 2C62D 4@F=5 DE2CE 86EE:?8 9@@<65 FA E@ E96 7:36C ?6EH@C< D@>6E:>6 : ? E96 72==]k^Am

kAm~E96C C646?E=J 2??@F?465 3C@2532?5 8C2?ED 2C@F?5 E96 DE2E6 :?4=F56ik^Am

kAmt]}]|]#]%6=6A9@?6 r@@A6C2E:G6 C646:G65 Sa]and >:==:@? 7@C 2 7:36C ?6EH@C< E92E H:== AC@SOL:56 9:89\DA665 :?E6C?6E E@ af A6@A=6 2?5 @?6 72C> 😕 s6 q242[ vF252=FA6[ w2C5:?8[ “F2J[ $2? |:8F6=[ $@4@CC@ 2?5 &?:@? 4@F?E:6D]k^Em

kAm!6?2D4@ ‘2==6J %6=6A9@?6 r@@A6C2E:G6 x?4]C646:G65 S`b]h >:==:@? E@ 56A=@J 2 7:36C ?6EH@C< E92E H:== 36?67:E dd_ A6@A=6[ `` 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 cg 72C>D :? r92G6D[ t55J[ ~E6C@ 2?5 {:?4@=? 4@F?E:6D]k^Em

kAmSat]g >:==:@? H:== 36 DA6?AND @? 2 7:36C ?6EH@C< E@ 36?67:E a_e A6@A=6[ 7:G6 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 7:G6 72C>D :? r2EC@? r@F?EJ] (6DE6C? }6H |6I:4@ %6=6A9@?6 r@]H:== AC@SOL:56 E96 :?E6C?6E 2E 277@C523=6 C2E6D 3J A2CE:4:A2E:? 8 :?2 u656C2= r@>>F?:42E:@?D r@>>:DD:@?AC@8C2>]k^Am

kAmSbc]h >:==:@? H:== 36 DA6?EE@ 3F:=5 2 7:36C ?6EH@C< E92E H:== 4@??64E efg A6@A=6[ `_ 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 2 72C> E@ 9:89\DA665 :?E6C?6E :? r2EC@?[ vC2?E 2?5 w:52=8@ 4@F?E:6D] (6DE6C? }6H |6I:4@ %6=6A9@?6 H:== AC@SOL:56 E96 :?E6C?6E RE6DOC:46D]k^Am

kAmSad >:==:@? H:== 8@ E@ 3F:=5:?8 2 7:36C ?6EH@C< E@ 4@??64E b[_hb A6@A=6[ 7:G6 72C>D 2?5 7@FC 65F42E:@?2= 724:=:E:6D E@ 9:89\DA665 :?E6C?6E :? vC2?E 2?5 {F?2 4@F?E:6D] (6DE6C? }6H |6I:4@ %6=6A9@?6 H:== AC@SOL:56 E96 :?E6C?6E RE6CG:46]k^Am

kAm|@?6J 7@C E96 AC@;64ED H2D 62C>2C<65 :? 2? :?7C2DECF4EFC6 3:== !C6D:56?E y@6 q:56? D:8?65 :?E@ =2H :? a_a`]%96 =2H :D 7F?5:?8 2 H:56 SOL2C:6EJ @7 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 AC@;64ED 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ[ :?4=F5:?8 D6G6C2= :? }6H |6I:4@]k^Em

kAm~?46 4@>A=6E65[ #6J6D D2:5 :?E6C?6E 2?5 46==A9@?6 D6CG:46 H:== 8C62E=J :>AC@G6 😕 E96 p3:BF: 2?5 t= #:E@ 2C62D]k^Em

kAmxED <:?5 @7 =:<6 J@FC6 C:5:?8 2 3:<6 E@ 86E E@ RE@>6 A=246 2?5 E96? H6C6 8@:?8 E@ AFE J@F 😕 2C24642C[ 96 D2:5]k^Em

kAmqC@2532?5 }@H[ 2? :?5FDECJ H2E495@8 8C@FA[ C2?<65 }6H |6I:4@ cdE9 😕 E6C>D @7 2446DD E@ 3C@2532?5 :?E6C?6E 😕 a_ab[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 D6CG:46D H63D:E6] ~?=J (6DE ‘:C8:?:2[ p=2D<2[ |:DD:DD:AA:[ pC<2?D2D[ ‘6C>@?E 2?5 |:DD@FC: C2?<65 H@CD6]k^Em

kAm%96C6 H6C6 DE2C< 5:776C6?46D 36EH66? CFC2= 4@>>F?:E:6D 2?5 FC32? 46?E6CD]k^Am







20230623-news-broadband-5

Federal money coming to New Mexico will help provide high-speed Internet to rural areas. Some can be delivered via cell phones and communication towers like these near Lake Abiqui in Rio Arriba County.




kAm}62C=J hhT @7 {@D p=2>@D r@F?EJ 2?5 hgT @7 q6C?2=:==@ r@F?EJ C6D:56?ED 925 2446DD E@ `__ >6823:ED A6C\D64@?5 BF2=:EJ D6CG:46]r@?G6CD6=J[ ?@ @?6 😕 r2EC@? r@F?EJ 92D 2446DD E@ E92E =6G6= @7 D6CG:46 2?5 ;FDE `T @7 {F?2 r@F?EJ C6D:56?ED[ `]aT @7 $@4@CC@ r@F?EJ C6D:56?ED[ 2?5 fT @7 A6@A=6 😕 w:52=8@ r@F?EJ 92G6 2446DD E@ 9:89\BF2=:EJ 3C@2532?5[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 8C@FAD H63D:E6]k^Em

kAm%96 5:DA2C:EJ :RE 2=RE@ DO67=64E65 2=@?8 DO24:2= =:?6Of x? }6H |6I:4@[ eT @7 p?8=@ C6D:56?ED =24< :?E6C?6E 2446DD[ 4@>A2C65 H:E9 `aT @7 w:DA2?:4D @C {2E:?@D[ H9:=6 ?62C=J 2 BF2CE6C @7 E96 DE2E6D p>6C:42? x?5:2? A@AF=2E:@? 5@6D?E 92G6 3C@2532?5 2446DD[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 H63D:E6] k^Em

kAm%96J 2C6 6IA6?D:G6 AC@;64ED E@ 4@??64E A6@A=6 😕 E96 >@DE 72C\7=F?8 C62496D @7 E96 DE2E6]u@C 6I2>A=6[ E96 S`ab >:==:@? H@CE9 @7 3C@2532?5 AC@;64ED 7F?565 3J E96 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 =2H 2:>D E@ AC@G:56 9:89\BF2=:EJ :?E6C?6E D6CG:46 E@ 23@FE f[ad_ A6@A=6[ A=FD 3FD:?6DD6D[ 72C>D 2?5 65F42E:@?2= 724:=:E:6D]k^Em







20230623-news-broadband-6

Alison Brislin, the librarian at El Rito Public Library, later helps people use the computers in the rural library.




kAmqC:D=:? D2:5 D96 2?5 96C 9FD32?5[ H9@ =:G6 😕 r2@?6D[ A2J EH@ :?E6C?6E AC@G:56CD D@ E92E :7 @?6 8@6D 5@H? E96J 92G6 2 324<FA] qFE 6G6? E96?[ D96 D2:5 D@>6E:>6D D6CG:46 H:== 36 4@>A=6E6=J @FE 2?5 D96== ?665 E@ 5C:G6 `d >:?FE6D E@ E96 E@A @7 2 =@42= 9:== ;FDE E@ >2<6 2 A9@?6 42==]k^Em

kAm(6C6 DE:== A2CE @7 E9:DD@4:6EJ 6G6? :7 H6 5@?E =:G6 😕 2? FC32? D6EE:?8[ D96 D2:5]k^Em

kAm$96 D2:5 D96D 366? 7@==@H:?8 ?6HD 23@FE E96 3C@2532?5 AC@;64ED]k^Am

kAmx> 9@A:?8 E92E E96D6 7:36C AC@;64ED 92G6 2 C62= 36?67:E[ D96 D2:5]k^Em







20230623-news-broadband-1

Annie Nielsen, of Ojo Caliente, works on her computer at the El Rito Library on Thursday. The library is the only place Nielsen knows of to get wifi in El Rito.




kAmu656C2= @77:4:2=RE RE2:5 MI96 9:89 4@DE @7 6IA2?5:?8 3C@2532?5 RE6DOC:46RE@ DO6>@MI6 2C62RE :RE 2 ?646GG:MI ]k^Am

kAm(6C6 ECJ:?8 E@ 86E 3C@2532?5 E@ 6G6CJ3@5J 😕 E96 ?2E:@?]tG6? E96 >@DE CFC2= A6@A=6 92G6 E96 C:89E E@ 36 4@??64E65 E@ E96 C6DE @7 E96 H@C=5[ D2:5 q:==J z:?E6C[ E96 86?6C2= 7:6=5 C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 7@C E96 &$spD #6r@??64E !C@8C2>[ H9:49 5:DEC:3FE65 E96 7F?5:?8]k^Em

kAmx>AC@SOL:?8 :?E6C?6E RE6CG:46D MI:== @A6? F ?6H @AA@CEF?:MI:6D 7@C CFC2= DO6D:56?ED 2?5 2=D@ 2==@E96> MI@ 36 >@DO6 677:4:6?MI 2E E96 :C ;@3D[ #6J6D D2:5]k^Em

kAmu@C 6I2>A=6[ #6J6D D2:5 >2?J C2?496CD 42? ?@H 3:5 @? 42EE=6 @? E96 :?E6C?6E @C =2F?49 ?6H 3FD:?6DD6D]k^Em

kAm%92E :?G6DE>6?E 😀 8@@5[ D@ 6G6CJ }6H |6I:42? 92D 2446DD E@ E96 ?646DD2CJ D6CG:46D E@ DFCG:G6 2?5 2=D@ E@ 92G6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D[ #6J6D D2:5] x7 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 5@6D?E DE6A :?[ E96D6 A=246D 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 =@DE 7@C6G6C]k^Em

kAm#J2? q@6E6= :RE 2 ?6HD C6A@CE6C 7@DO MI96 p=3FBF6CBF6 y@FC?2=]w6 42? 36 C624965 2E d_d\gab\bhe_ @C k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iC3@6E6=o23B;@FC?2=]4@>QmC3@6E6=o23B;@FC?2=]4@>k^ 2mk^Am

#Rural #worst #high #speed #internet #access #Heres #federal #government #address #disconnect
Image Source : www.abqjournal.com

Leave a Comment