Wednesday, 10/15: We added Texas to our list of BEAD provisional awards. 49 states have now announced provisional awards.
Proposed public Wi-Fi projects must take place in New Mexico and offer at least 100 Mbps download/20 Mbps upload speeds.
NMSurf says its fixed wireless service meets the BEAD minimum of 100 Mbps download, 20 Mbps upload, and less than 100 ms latency.
The broadband providers will use the grants to replace and repair broadband infrastructure in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Washington said that 15 entities requested that their earlier BEAD applications be evaluated in the Benefit of the Bargain round.
The New Mexico GWEP broadband grants program is open to Tribal governments, local governments, and rural cooperatives.