Kit Carson Plans for Broadband in Abiquiu

By Carol Bondy

Last week I attended the official kick off for Kit Carson’s project to bring broad band to Abiquiu and surrounding communities, along 84, 96 and 554.  This is in with collarboration with Jemez Electric, USDA and NRTC (National Rural Telecommunication Cooperative).  The plan is to bring fiber optic service to 4000 households.   Work is expected to start in early 2025.

The fiber will be utilizing Jemez poles and should reach many.   But what about the folks that have buried electric or are off grid?   I asked Luis Reyes, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager at Kit Carson what their plans were to service those folks.  Their ultimate hope is to service all the households but it would help to get a sense where the needs are. Abiquiu News volunteered to help compile that information.
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