Enmr Telephone Cooperative

Enmr Telephone Cooperative, doing business as Plateau Telecommunications, Incorporated, is a non-profit rural telecommunications carrier based in Clovis, New Mexico that receives federal grants for broadband infrastructure expansion in underserved rural communities across New Mexico and Texas, operating exclusively as a grant recipient with no federal contract prime or subcontractor role.

The organization's federal activity centers on Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants (CFDA 10.855) and broadband infrastructure programs administered by the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service and the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Recent work includes a $102.3 million Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant from NTIA awarded July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028 for fiber network construction and electronics upgrades across 29 counties in New Mexico and 20 counties in Texas, with subawards to Baca Valley Telephone Company, Inc. and Delcom, Inc. for middle mile builds in their respective service territories. The grant funds five new fiber segments, including completion of a fiber ring linking Kermit, Texas to Jal, New Mexico and four alternative paths between Santa Fe and Albuquerque; the project increases network bandwidth from up to 800 Gbps to up to 16 Tbps and benefits 3.4 million residents across the service area. Enmr also received a $12.837 million Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant from USDA Rural Utilities Service awarded January 12, 2026 through January 12, 2028 for fiber infrastructure buildout and network electronics upgrades in the same 49-county service area. Earlier awards included a $14.749 million Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant (June 2022, completed June 2024), a $4.192 million pilot broadband cost overrun grant (March 2023, completed March 2025), and a $2.6 million Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program grant (March 2023, completed March 2025).

Award activity reflects episodic grant funding cycles rather than continuous federal work; the portfolio shows one award in 2026, three in 2023, one in 2022, and one in 2019. The corporate structure names Plateau Telecommunications, Incorporated as a for-profit subsidiary, though the parent entity is structured as a non-profit organization. Enmr operates entirely within the broadband infrastructure and rural telecommunications expansion mission, with no presence in federal contracting vehicles, federal supply schedules, or competitive procurement channels.