Borderplex Connect News Today

The El Paso Community Foundation has been named a 2023 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion. The foundation was awarded a $50,000 grant, which will support Borderplex Connect, a regional coalition

The Foundation Receives $50,000 in Grant Support and Leadership Training to Advance Economic Mobility in El Pa...

Sen. Ben Ray Lujan said in a news release that both infrastructure and digital literacy are key pieces of the connectivity gap.

The ACP pays families up to $30 per month (or $75 for tribal members) for internet.

Advocates say the new funding will help residents in rural, mostly Hispanic border communities known as colonias, as well as some people in cities like Las Cruces who are negatively affected by a national digital divide.

A years-long effort to expand high-speed internet to those who cannot access or cannot afford it in the Paso del Norte region has received a $300,000 boost from the Federal

New Mexico is outpacing the national average for participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program.

Dozens of movers and shakers and everyday residents from throughout southwest New Mexico gathered Friday, May 12 in Las Cruces with a key thought in mind: How can communities overcome many hurdles to bringing high-speed internet to all their residents, while also supporting people in accessing that new connectivity? Personnel with the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion say they’ll use the input from Friday’s session and others …