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Digital Connectivity for All Borderplex Connect supports a regional coalition of public private and nonprofit organizations dedicated to promoting digital inclusion in the Borderplex region. Through outreach action and advocacy Borderplex Connect currently serves Far West Texas and Southern New Mexico. Borderplex Connects mission is to support and provide access to broadband internet including without limitation internet services access to devices and digital skills training the rural andor underserved economically challenged areas of Far West Texas and Southern New Mexico. Why Closing theDigital Divide Matters In our region approximately 1 in 4 households do not have internet access.