Times Union: High-speed access is $1B state plan's goal
Published:
Monday, January 19, 2015 - 15:52
Albany
New York state would become a national — and perhaps global — leader in high-speed broadband Internet availability within four years through a $500 million incentive plan unveiled by the Cuomo administration on Friday .
The plan, which would match spending on high-speed Internet networks by private companies dollar-for-dollar, would seek universal high-speed broadband access for all New Yorkers by 2019.
Cuomo administration officials said the $1 billion program is the largest ever proposed by any state.
"This is a truly bold undertaking that will improve the lives of New Yorkers in every corner of the state, and I am proud to make it a priority of our administration's second-term agenda," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement.
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New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul talks with reporters Friday, Jan.
16, 2015, at the Lake Placid Conference Center in Lake Placid,
N.Y. Hochul announced that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration
plans to expand the state's broadband Internet network using
$500 million from a $5 billion windfall the state won in a
settlement with financial institutions. (AP Photo/Adirondack
Daily Enterprise, Matthew Turner) ORG XMIT: NYSAA101[/caption]
By Larry Rulison Updated 9:45 pm, Friday, January 16, 2015
