New Mexico County Broadband Survey 2021

Thank you for taking a few minutes to fill out the Community and Regional Efforts Workgroup Broadband Survey, representing your county.

Your answers will help us support efforts to plan and deploy sustainable, digital equity and affordable broadband solutions focused on the hardest-to-connect communities.

Let’s get started!
1.Please enter your county and contact details.
2.Is the development and implementation of countywide broadband solutions a priority for your county leadership?
3.Are you aware of cities/towns/villages or municipalities in your county that are developing or implementing broadband solutions?
4.If you answered yes to Question 3, please list the cities/towns/villages and their contact information:
5.Do you have county leadership, a staff person, or a team specifically assigned to coordinate countywide broadband solutions?
6.If you answered yes to Question 5, please list their names and their contact information:
7.1. Does your community have a formal committee or coalition working on Broadband initiatives?
8.If so, does your committee or coalition have a web page or social media page to share info or progress updates? Please list any web or social media pages with web addresses.
9.Which broadband meetings are your County representatives currently attending? (Nonprofit webinars, state update meetings, etc.)
10.At what stage of development are your county’s broadband efforts? (check all that apply)
11.Has your region developed any of the following tools to support Broadband? (Check all that apply)
12.If any of these tools are accessible to the public, please list them with an access link or info.
13.If any of these tools are older than 3 years, they may need updating. If you know the release date of any of the tools developed by your community to support Broadband, please list the tool and release date. 
14.What funding sources for broadband solutions do you have budgeted now or do you expect to receive from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) or other sources?
15.Do you plan to submit applications for broadband solutions funding?
16.If you answered yes to question 10, what funding sources do you plan to apply for?
17.Does your county need any of the following support to move forward with broadband efforts? (Check all that apply)
18.Are you currently working on broadband solutions with a grant writer, consultants, contractors, and/or public sector agencies?
19.If you answered yes to question 13, please provide their names and contact information.
20.Please feel free to provide any other comments or concerns related to providing affordable, high-speed fiber connectivity in your county.