Office of Sen Luján, FCC Commissioner Carr and Local Advocates Meet for Roundtable on Broadband Investments in New Mexico

The Office of US Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) hosted Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque for a roundtable discussion with the Connect New Mexico Council on investments for broadband and telecommunications made possible by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Senator Luján fought to expand the Affordable Connectivity Benefit which makes broadband more affordable for 785,000 New Mexicans, in addition to at least $100 million that New Mexico is expected to receive for broadband buildout. The discussion was held at the Anderson School of Management. UNM Chief Information Office Duane Arruti joined Carr at the table, along with members of the Connect New Mexico Council – initiated in 2021 with the goal of providing New Mexico with the broadband capacity to connect all New Mexicans to reliable, high-speed internet. Following the roundtable, Senator Luján’s office and Commissioner Carr toured Project ECHO at the University of New Mexico. Project ECHO has a proven track record of training health care providers in rural and underserved areas and expanding access to quality health care to the farthest corners of our country.