State officials say they hope to get broadband into most New Mexico schools by the end of the decade.
Ovidiu Viorica, who oversees a broadband program for the New Mexico Public Schools Facilities Authority, told a legislative committee on Tuesday that officials are still trying to determine the costs.
Viorica says officials are wrapping up a statewide survey to determine what rural school districts face challenges in getting broadband.
He says the goal is to get 1,000 kilobits per second for students and staff by 2018.
State officials say New Mexico still lags behind many states, including Utah and Mississippi, on broadband access in public schools.
Officials say broadband in schools is needed because of new online testing requirements and a changing world of teaching.
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