2025, May 20: A "Community Broadband Network" (CBN) project update was presented to county council, touching on High Level Design results, and the plan for the upcoming transition from High Level Design to Low Level Design. Bond funding plans were also presented.
2025, Jun. 10: Currently in Phase 1 design of the high-level and low-level design. Research found that 90% of the unused conduit in the Cerro Grande fire burn area is intact. The reuse of the conduit is expected to reduce costs. Three conduit hubs are now planned for the project--two in Los Alamos and one in White Rock. Redundant lines will be included to improve network resilience and reliability.
2025, Mar. 17: Starting March 17, crews and trucks from Kelly Cable will be working in the North Community and Western Area neighborhoods as part of the initial phase of Los Alamos County’s Community Broadband Network project. These teams will be assessing existing county-owned conduit infrastructure for possible use with the CBN from March 17 through April 11, 2025, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read the press release
2024, Nov. 19: The Los Alamos County Council awarded two contracts to Bonfire Engineering & Construction LLC to 1) Design and build a county-owned Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) open access network for $35 million and 2) Manage the FTTP open-access network for $15.9 million over 20 years. View the PowerPoint Presentation(PDF, 435KB) and the November 19, 2024 Council meeting. (We will provide a timeline, FAQs and additional information soon.)
2024, Jan. 12: The Community Broadband Network project request for proposal (RFP), including Phase 2 of this 2-step "Design, Build, Operate" opportunity has closed. Information is on the County Closed Bids and RFPs page.
2023, Jan. 24: Presentation to the County Council on the results of the residential broadband survey(PDF, 1MB) and presentation of the DRAFT Broadband Strategic Plan(PDF, 14MB). View the January 24, 2023 Council meeting. The Council adopted a policy declaring broadband an essential utility and prioritizes five characteristics for a Community Broadband Network:
- Likelihood of implementation.
- Open access.
- County ownership or option to acquire ownership.
- Fiber-to-the-premises availability.
- Prompt implementation.
2022, Oct. 19: Los Alamos County held a Community Broadband Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at the White Rock Fire Station 3. You can watch it here.