Rural students in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, to receive access to broadband

Nearly 400 rural students in the Lordsburg (NM) Municipal Schools now have access to high-speed internet after a state-funded broadband project completed construction in one of New Mexico’s rural communities. The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) awarded Transworld Network LLC a $1.5 million Student Connect grant to build broadband infrastructure, connecting 395 rural student households and staff in the Lordsburg Municipal Schools District. TWN Communications constructed wireless towers, fixed wireless infrastructure and receivers to reach student homes in hard-to-reach parts of Hidalgo County. OBAE awarded the grant in November 2025.