Lumen selected by New Mexico education network for K-12 school connectivity

Lumen has been selected by the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion to provide nearly 900 miles of high-speed fiber connectivity to K-12 public schools around the state, including charter and tribal schools. The three-year contract is worth more than $4.3M during the first phase, which will securely link approximately 15,000 students at all 27 public schools in the Gadsden Independent School District in Santa Teresa, N.M., and at three charter schools in Albuquerque-21st Century Public Academy, Mark Armijo Academy, and Mountain Mahogany Community School. The Statewide Education Network plans to interconnect all New Mexico schools by 2027.