{"id":19542,"date":"2021-03-12T11:30:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=19542"},"modified":"2021-12-10T17:20:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T00:20:06","slug":"broadband-expansion-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/broadband-expansion-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadband Expansion Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Broadband Expansion Plan | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXNJr9VKtJ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 12, 2021 \u2013<\/strong> Broadband expansion. 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Critics, however, are skeptical that creating a new government agency will solve the problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Gene Grant&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Line Opinion Panel:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Diane Denish, former lieutenant governor&nbsp;<br>Dan Foley, former House minority whip&nbsp;<br>Serge Martinez, UNM Law School professor&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcsun-news.com\/story\/news\/2021\/03\/04\/new-mexico-senate-passes-bill-new-broadband-office\/4580212001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Mexico Senate Passes Bill for New Broadband Internet Office<\/a> \u2013 <em>Las Cruces Sun News<\/em>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/legislature\/new-mexico-senate-passes-bill-creating-state-division-to-upgrade-broadband\/article_e73f01c4-7c2c-11eb-a5cd-ffbdee34ddc2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Mexico Senate Passes Bill Creating State Division to Upgrade Broadband<\/a> \u2013 <em>Santa Fe New Mexican<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>******<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This segment is part of our #YourNMGov project, in collaboration with KUNM radio. 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