WASHINGTON - New Mexico's U.S. Senator Tom Udall and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján released a lighthearted YouTube video appeal today to rally online support for Think BIG Farmington's proposal to become a Google test site for ultra-high speed broadband Internet.
The video spoof features Udall and Luján catching up via video chat and encountering technical difficulties and miscommunication due to slow Internet connections in Farmington.
The video, which can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrfy27EO378 , responds to a recent clip by Senator Al Franken, who is promoting Duluth, MN, for the same project.
Both Udall and Luján have appealed to Google CEO Eric Schmidt in support of Think BIG Farmington's collaborative effort to win participation in the company's experiment.
The Google Fiber for Communities is an experiment to test new ways to make broadband Internet connections faster and more accessible in municipalities around America.
Today marks the company's deadline to apply for the competition.
