(November 17, 2022 - El Defensor Chieftain) Socorro Electric’s funding will provide Magdalena and Magdalena Schools with improved internet access and speed, SEC’s General Manager Joseph Herrera said.

“We greatly appreciate the funding support from the Office of Broadband and the State of New Mexico,” Herrera said. “This pilot project is a game changer for the Village of Magdalena and Magdalena Municipal School District, as approximately 300 homes, businesses and institutions that are currently unserved will leapfrog from speeds less than 25/3 Mbps to symmetrical 1 Gbps, and potentially faster in the future as demand for high bandwidth-consuming applications grows.”  Click here for more information