App NEWS
New York Comptroller’s Report Finds Gaps In Internet Services
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“There still is a digital divide, particularly in rural parts of the state, and for lower-income New Yorkers.”
Government
For The First Time, PA Senate Gives Public Online Access To Spending Records
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Reports that show all 50 senators’ spending for the month of July were posted to the Senate’s website Wednesday morning.
broadband
Sherburne Officials Seek Funding To Get Municipal Broadband Off The Ground
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“Getting these costs nailed down is really the next step.”
App NEWS
Greenlight Networks To Invest $25M in Binghamton Broadband
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“I think this will be a magnet for small businesses to locate within the city of Binghamton because I think there’s going to be more choice for them.”
Education
Groups Partner With State to Expand High-Speed Internet Access to Affordable Housing
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“This initiative will help create affordable connected homes that equip residents with the tools necessary to thrive in the modern world.”
App NEWS
Tenney, Chenango Leaders Discuss Broadband Expansion Plan
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“The school district has trouble with their teachers getting access to the students. Some of the hospitals and medical units have trouble getting access to people in the rural areas.”
Education
Surveys Created To Identify Remaining Broadband Dark Spots In New York
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“When so many people had to work and learn and play at home, the lack of broadband internet service clearly became a real problem for those families.”
Education
Bridging A Digital Divide, Subsidized Internet Program Enrollment Begins
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A new federal program will provide low-income residents with a monthly stipend to help pay for internet service.
Government
High-Speed Internet Could Face Tighter Regulation In New York
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The legislation would allow the state to treat high-speed internet as a utility, which would empower regulators to drill down on the industry, like they do with other utilities.
Education
Starting In June, New York Will Require $15 High-Speed Internet for Low-Income Families
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“For America, broadband holds great power. It will either be the great equalizer for society, or it will be the great divider.”
Education
New York To Set $15 Per Month Price Cap on High-Speed Internet for Low-Income Earners
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The deal will also require the state to study access and reliability of high-speed internet service statewide, including in historically underserved rural areas.
Government
After Pocket Veto, Cuomo Will Propose Legislation to Study Broadband Access in New York
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The legislation would have required the Public Service Commission to study the availability, affordability, and reliability of high-speed internet
Government
Cuomo to Decide Fate of Bill to Study Broadband in NY
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If Cuomo doesn’t act on the bill by the end of the month, it will quietly disappear in the form of a pocket veto, which means lawmakers would have to pass it again for his consideration.
App NEWS
Lawmakers Say Residents In State Run Homes Should Have WiFi
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“These residents have been as isolated as ever before, many have not been able to see their parents, their families at all.”
Government
New York Governor Proposes High-Speed Internet Price Cap for Low-Income Families
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“A basic high-speed internet plan costs on average more than $50 per month. For too many families, this just isn’t affordable.”
Economy
Spectrum To Double Internet Speeds In Multiple New York Markets
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Expansion includes Elmira, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, and Buffalo in New York state.
Government
Pandemic Exposed Inequality In Access To Broadband, Officials Say
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“If we’re going to get serious about bridging the urban-rural divide and making sure that schoolchildren are not left behind then we have to work together to do a few things.”
Government
Brindisi Plan Targets Internet Providers, Spectrum, On Rising Costs
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“What we have found is these companies are very secretive. They don’t want to shed too much light on their business practices. But to me, sunshine is the best disinfectant.”
Economy
Spectrum To Raise Some TV And Internet Fees
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The company is raising the price of its standard internet service by $4; the broadcast TV surcharge will increase $1.51 and the receiver (the cable box) is going up by 49 cents per receiver.
App NEWS
Rural Access To Broadband Internet Focus Of State Hearing
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State lawmakers will lead a hearing in Albany Wednesday that focuses on rural access to broadband, an issue the state has tried to improve.
News
Summit Will Promote Improved Internet Access In The Finger Lakes
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Bridging the internet access gap in the Finger Lakes is the focus of a summit today in Geneva. The Finger Lakes Digital Inclusion Coalition is meeting to discuss how a lack of internet access at home can affect communities in the region.
Education
Researchers Say Most Of PA Lacks Access To High-Speed Broadband
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Statewide research from Penn State finds that there’s a severe lack of connectivity to high-speed broadband internet for much of Pennsylvania. The preliminary results of the study suggest that the problem is far worse than experts initially estimated.