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December 30, 2021

Rural New Mexico school buys Starlink internet for students

By CEDAR ATTANASIO
Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. — A school district in northwestern New Mexico is providing high-speed internet to students' families, most of whom are Indigenous, in a $1.2 million deal that leapfrogs piecemeal efforts by state and tribal officials.

Cuba Independent Schools superintendent Karen Sanchez-Griego said staff began installing Starlink's $500 receivers at students' homes in November and hope to connect all 450 families by the end of the school year.


 
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