Tackling the Connectivity Challenges of Rural America: My Journey to New Mexico and Navajo Nation

Access to robust, affordable advanced telecommunications services, ought to be available to everyone — no matter who they are, no matter where they live. That is not only the core tenet of the #ConnectingCommunities tour I launched in April, it is one of the ‘prime directives’ of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. An invitation from Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) brought me to New Mexico, where I engaged in in-depth discussions about the successes and challenges that New Mexico and Navajo Nation face as they bring connectivity to their communities.