High-speed cable slated for southeast New Mexico
Posted at: 03/10/2010 7:23 PM
| Updated at: 03/14/2010 10:12 AM
By: Joe Bartels, Eyewitness News 4; Taryn Bianchin, KOB.com
Penasco Valley Telecommunications in Artesia has been awarded $10 million in federal stimulus money to string miles of fiber optic cable to rural towns like Hondo, Mayhill and Hope. The fiber optic cable will be a vital link for the area’s homes, businesses, schools and emergency services.
"It's important for the rural parts to have access to the internet, otherwise the digital divide they talk about will just get wider,” said Glenn Lovelace of Penasco Valley Telecommunications.
The project is scheduled for completion some time next year.
Since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 began distributing stimulus funds, it has provided roughly $250 million in funding for projects and programs in New Mexico.
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