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<b>To:</b> Osterloh, Cassandra, DCA <Cassandra.Osterloh@dca.nm.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Connect New Mexico Fund: Mapping Review to Validate Eligible Locations</font>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">To: Broadband Service Providers and Stakeholders in New Mexico</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">From: Drew Lovelace, Acting Director, Office of Broadband Access and Expansion
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<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Date: April 5, 2024</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Regarding: Connect New Mexico Fund: Mapping Review to Validate Eligible Locations</span></p>
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<li style="margin:3.0pt 0in 3.0pt 24.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Wingdings"></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Mapping Review Process</span></strong>
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<p style="margin:0in 9.45pt .0001pt 6.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) is currently reviewing applications for the Connect New Mexico Fund. The review process comprises two distinct but complementary
tracks: a) merit review that applies a scoring rubric to assess strengths and weaknesses of the applications; b) mapping review that closely examines the eligibility of the proposed project areas (PPAs).</span></p>
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<li style="margin:3.0pt 0in 3.0pt 24.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Wingdings"></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Eligibility of Proposed Project Areas
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 6.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The mapping review is designed to ensure that an applicant’s PPAs are eligible. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) defines
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Eligible Proposed Project Areas as ones where
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">80% of the household and business locations are either unserved and/or underserved. Served locations may only be included if they are incidental
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">toward targeting the unserved and/or underserved locations (e.g., must be passed by wireline to reach eligible locations). Definitions of unserved, underserved, and served follow:
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<li style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 24.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol"></span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">Unserved</span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">:
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">A household or business location that lacks access to a broadband connection that reliably offers at least 25/3 Mbps (download/upload) through a wireline network or fixed wireless network using licensed spectrum</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span>
</li><li style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 24.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol"></span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">Underserved</span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">:
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">A household or business location that has access to a broadband connection that reliably offers at least 25/3 Mbps (download/upload) but less than 100/20 Mbps through a wireline network or fixed wireless network
using licensed spectrum</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span> </li><li style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 24.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol"></span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Served</span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">:
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">The household or business location has access to a broadband connection that reliably offers at least 100/20 Mbps (download/upload) through a wireline network or fixed wireless network using licensed spectrum
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<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">In addition, community institutions lacking a reliable data rate of 1 Gbps symmetrical are eligible.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 6.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The NOFO identifies the following types of challenges:
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<li><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol; color:black"></span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">Currently Served</span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">: Existing service providers can provide evidence that particular
locations within a PPA are currently served.</span> </li><li><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol; color:black"></span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">Planned Deployment</span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">: Entities that can demonstrate substantiated progress in launching
a network. This includes the demonstration of: a) a comprehensive business and technical plan; b) funding secured; c) a detailed budget; and d) a detailed project plan that supports the launch of commercial services within 18 months of the NOFO issuance date.</span>
</li><li><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol; color:black"></span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">Enforceable Federal or State Commitments</span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">: Awardees and beneficiaries – from other
federal or state funding programs that provided funding to deploy a broadband network – can provide evidence that commercial services will be available within a reasonable period from the NOFO issuance date.</span>
</li><li><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol; color:black"></span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">Merits of Existing Unlicensed Wireless Networks Using Advanced Technology</span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">: Fixed
wireless providers—using an advanced generation of technology over unlicensed spectrum—may provide data to assert they can offer reliable speeds above 100/20 Mbps.
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<p style="margin:2.6pt 0in .0001pt 6.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">OBAE has published the PPAs through an open and interactive map at this link:
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<p style="margin:2.6pt 0in .0001pt 6.15pt"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXJjZy5pcy8xbk9tMW0wP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDA0MDUuOTI5NDUxMzEifQ.RwBBP5m3--H3ZjbrLZct-OiP6qjE0OlQH5XyG1hLtWY/s/3073800055/br/240258133155-l"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">https://arcg.is/1nOm1m0</span></a><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">.
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">OBAE invites feedback from incumbent broadband service providers, fellow applicants, and other stakeholders – including the general public and potential customers – regarding the eligibility of all PPAs.
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</span></strong></li></ul>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 0in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">OBAE requires compelling evidence regarding locations currently served, or may soon be served with planned infrastructure deployment. The tables below list various forms of evidence. OBAE’s
determination regarding the merits of a challenge will be based on a comprehensive and detailed showing of this evidence.
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Approximate number of locations in the PPA(s) being challenged
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Detailed route map (for fiber) and propagation maps (for fixed wireless)</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Date service first offered that would meet the aforementioned definition of “served” – i.e., 100/20 Mbps
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">List of all service offerings for homes, businesses, and community institutions (speeds, latency, pricing)</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Percentage of challenged locations that can receive the highest marketed speeds through wireline and/or licensed fixed wireless</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ability to currently provide 1 Gbps (symmetrical) to CAI’s in PPAs</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Technical evidence that can prove ability to offer: a) 100/20 Mbps; b) the highest purported speeds for homes, businesses, and community institutions
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marketing materials </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Network level speed test data</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Reasons why the FCC Data Map does not reflect your existing locations to be served
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Other supporting data*</span></p>
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Approximate number of locations in the PPA(s) being challenged due to planned deployment
</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Detailed wireline route maps or wireless coverage maps</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">List of all planned service offerings for homes, businesses, and community institutions (speeds, latency, pricing)</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Percentage of units, under challenge, that will be passed by wireline, or covered by fixed wireless, within 18 months of the NOFO publication date (June 12, 2025) and can receive 100/20 Mbps
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Percentage of units, under challenge, that will be passed by wireline, or covered by fixed wireless, within 18 months of the NOFO publication date (June 12, 2025) and can receive the
<u>highest purported speeds</u> as noted in the service offerings</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Technical evidence that can prove ability to offer: a) 100/20 Mbps; b) the highest purported speeds for homes, businesses, and community institutions
</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Forecasted ability to currently provide 1 Gbps (symmetrical) to CAI’s in PPAs</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Detailed budget </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Detailed project plan </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Evidence of procurement to services and goods (e.g., materials, equipment)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Other supporting data*</span></p>
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Approximate number of locations in the PPA(s) being challenged
</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">List of all existing and planned service offerings (speeds, latency, pricing)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Performance obligations from the relevant grant funding program (speed, latency)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Network type obligation from the relevant grant funding program (e.g., fiber, licensed fixed wireless, etc.)</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Percentage of units (under challenge) that are currently passed by wireline, or covered by fixed wireless, that can receive 100/20 Mbps
</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Percentage of units, under challenge, that will be passed by wireline, or covered by fixed wireless, within 18 months of the NOFO publication date (June 12, 2025) and will be able to receive 100/20 Mbps
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Detailed route map</span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Detailed budget </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Detailed project plan </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Narrative regarding adhere to the federal or state grant’s program’s timeline requirements.</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Technical evidence that can prove ability to offer: a) 100/20 Mbps; b) the highest purported speeds for homes, businesses, and community institutions
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Forecasted ability to provide 1 Gbps (symmetrical) to CAI’s in PPAs
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Evidence of procurement to services and goods (e.g., materials, equipment)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Other supporting data*</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Approximate number of locations in the PPA(s) being challenged
</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Detailed propagation maps </span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">List of all service offerings for homes, businesses, and community institutions (speeds, latency, pricing)</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Date service first offered for 100/20 Mbps </span>
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<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Percentage of challenged locations that can receive 100/20 Mbps through wireline and/or licensed fixed wireless</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Percentage of challenged locations that can receive the highest marketed speeds through wireline and/or licensed fixed wireless</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ability to currently provide 1 Gbps (symmetrical) to CAI’s in PPAs</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Technical evidence that can prove ability to offer: a) 100/20 Mbps; b) the highest purported speeds for homes, businesses, and community institutions
</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marketing materials </span></p>
<p style="margin:.05pt 6.8pt .0001pt 12.25pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol">·
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Network level speed test data </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Other supporting data*</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:black">(*) Broadband service providers and stakeholders may provide additional information to support their case that residential and business locations for a PPA have reliable 100/20 Mbps broadband access, and community
institutions have reliable 1 Gbps symmetrical broadband access. </span></p>
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<li style="margin:3.0pt 0in 3.0pt 24.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Wingdings"></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Identification of Served Locations
</span></strong></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Stakeholders must provide the following information:
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></p>
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<li style="margin:.05pt 0in .0001pt 24.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Location Data: These may include unique identifiers for each broadband serviceable location or street-level address being challenged.
</span>
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<li style="margin:.05pt 0in .0001pt 60.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:'Courier New'"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Note: Such granularity is required for several reasons, including: a) many served locations are adjacent to unserved
or underserved locations; b) an inability for closely concentrated locations to uniformly receive reliable fixed wireless due to various barriers (e.g., terrain, physical obstructions, etc.); c) fiber traverses through communities but the laterals and drops
to reach particular locations are prohibitively expensive. </span></li></ul>
</li><li style="margin:.05pt 0in .0001pt 24.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Electronic Maps: Provide shapefiles of the areas deemed served.
</span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></p>
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<li style="margin:3.0pt 0in 3.0pt 24.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Wingdings"></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Guidance
</span></strong></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in 12.15pt .0001pt 6.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Please adhere to the following guidelines.
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<li style="margin:0in 12.15pt .0001pt 24.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Deadline: Stakeholders have until April 19<sup>th</sup> (11:59 pm) to provide feedback.
</span></li><li style="margin:0in 12.15pt .0001pt 24.15pt"><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Symbol"></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Email: Submit feedback to
</span><a href="mailto:broadband@connect.nm.gov"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">broadband@connect.nm.gov</span></a><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">.
</span></span><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></span>
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<li style="margin:0in 12.15pt .0001pt 60.15pt"><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:'Courier New'"></span></span><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Please send a separate email for each particular challenge of a given application.
</span></span></li><li style="margin:0in 12.15pt .0001pt 60.15pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:'Courier New'"></span><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Note the following in the email header: Applicant Name, Project Name, Challenging Entity Name</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span>
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">OBAE looks forward to your feedback. Thank you for your attention to this matter.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Respectfully,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span><span style="margin-left:0px; width:299px"></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Drew Lovelace</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Acting Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Office of Broadband Access and Expansion</span></p>
<p><a href="mailto:Drew.lovelace@connect.nm.gov"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Drew.lovelace@connect.nm.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></p>
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