New Mexico's tribal, rural areas closer to receiving broadband with federal funding
May 24—SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO — Laurence Peña has a dream for this pueblo of 800 people about 20 miles north of Santa Fe.
"Every single home connected to fiber lines," said Peña, the director of economic development planning for San Ildefonso LLC.
"It's necessary for our overall economic development plan," he said, adding 60% of the pueblo has no broadband access and the other 40% has slow, limited access.
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