New Mexico to fund blimp broadband study for rural internet

New Mexico to fund blimp broadband study for rural internet

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is finalizing a $3.2 million contract with an airship manufacturer to study the viability of distributing high-speed internet from the stratosphere, officials confirmed Tuesday.

Details of the contract to Switzerland-based Sceye, pronounced “sky," are still in the works, says Economic Development Department spokesman Bruce Krasnow.