It Is Time to Close the Digital Divide in Our County
Doña Ana Broadband coalition conducted this brief survey in 2021, in partnership with New Mexico DoIT (Department of Information Technology) to gather data on Internet connectivity for households and businesses throughout our county.
Responses helped shape strategic planning as the region works to improve Internet connectivity
for all residents, students, seniors, and businesses.
Responses helped shape strategic planning as the region works to improve Internet connectivity
for all residents, students, seniors, and businesses.
Taking the Survey
The survey was available in both English and Spanish. Participating in this voluntary survey confirmed your consent and your approval for your responses to be included anonymously in strategic planning. Doña Ana Broadband values all respondents’ privacy and the security of their information. Survey responses were used to create an aggregate picture of broadband service levels within the county and will be used for broadband planning efforts.
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For Homes and Businesses
With Internet Service The survey takes about 5-8 minutes to complete. If your home or business currently has internet service, please take this survey and speed test from your home or business Internet connection. |
For Homes and Businesses
Without Internet Service The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete To report locations without internet service, complete and mail the survey form or submit a survey form at your local library, senior center, or community center. |
Internet
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How will Internet Connectivity impact
Doña Ana Residents and Businesses?
Fast and reliable Internet connectivity creates opportunities. and provides our residents with the ability to access education, business, and healthcare resources as well as shopping and many other quality-of-life services for members of your household in addition to social, entertainment, and civic tasks.
Benefits include:
Benefits include:
- Education - remote learning or teaching, online training
- Business - remote working, business tasks, marketing, online sales or store
- Healthcare - physical and mental health support, appointments, prescriptions
- Household - pay bills, look for services, online shopping, online banking
- Social - connecting with family and/or friends, email, social media
- Entertainment - music, movies, TV, video games
- Civic - Civic duties, register to vote, serve as juror, find government agencies
- and more...
Internet Connectivity Basics
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What is Broadband?
Broadband is the transmission of a wide bandwidth of data over a high speed internet connection. Broadband provides high speed internet access via multiple types of technologies including DSL, cable, fiber optics, wireless, and satellite. What is Bandwidth? Bandwidth is the amount of data that can flow in a given amount of time. Bandwidth is measured in:
FCC Standards The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) currently recommends adequate Internet speeds to move data in megabits per second (Mbps):
Does your home or business have adequate baseline internet speeds?
Internet Access Internet is accessible through a variety of platforms, including but not limited to DSL, Cable Modem, Fiber Optics, Fixed Wireless, Mobile Wireless and Satellite. The connected community Broadband Internet is an important link to connect our community together and connect our community to the world. Whether urban or rural, broadband Internet can help our community thrive and connect citizens, businesses and local government to the education, business, health, and life tools and resources needed in a digital economy. |
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Closing the Digital Divide in Border Communities
This video was created as part of a training program hosted by the Equity in Policy Institute out of the UNM TREE Center. This video was one of six community partnership teams in New Mexico, each of which learned how to make a digital story and policy brief on different topics. This video story is about the digital divide in a border community. The policy focus underscores the idea that access to the internet, and the knowledge to use it, should not be defined by where you live and who you are. The team that helped make this video hopes it will be useful in statewide Digital Equity and Inclusion initiatives. This video was made with thanks to many including:
- Luce Rubio, Doña Ana County
- Anabel Canchola, Doña Ana County HHS Department
- Carmen Bell, Alma de Arte Student and Youth leader
- Javier Gandara, Doña Ana Community College student
- Maria Chaparro, La Union, community leader
- Cruz Saenz, Sunland Park, community leader
- Michelle Valverde, LAB Learning Action Buffet/Manager and Facilitator
About
A collaborative project of Doña Ana Broadband in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Information Technology. The Doña Ana Broadband (DAB) is a public-private regional partnership formed to collaboratively develop and implement a plan to increase access to affordable, efficient broadband, especially to Doña Ana County’s underserved communities by December 2024.