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Empire State Climbs Toward Expanded Connectivity
From New York City to Newfield in Upstate New York, local officials in the Empire State have kicked off projects to connect the unconnected to high-speed Internet service. The biggest of those projects...
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Join Us Thursday at 5pm ET for Episode 29 of the Connect This! - New Year,...
In this episode of the Connect This! Show, co-hosts Christopher and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) are joined by Kim McKinley (UTOPIA Fiber) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) to kick off the new year.The...
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NY Gov. Proposes ‘Largest Ever Investment’ in Broadband
Community broadband advocates in New York rang in the new year celebrating Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement of a proposed $1 billion investment to beef up broadband in the Empire State. During her...
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Illinois (and Possibly New York) Poised to Fumble Federal Broadband Funds
Predictably, the big monopoly incumbents are aiming their lobbying efforts to influence state lawmakers as states funnel federal funds into state broadband grant programs. In some states, the Big Telco...
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Y-ZONE is Connecting Families with CBRS – Episode 500 of the Community...
This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Margaret Kaufer, President of the New York-based STEM Alliance, and Bob Cacase, Commissioner of Information Technology for the City of Yonkers.Tags:...
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NY State Budget Bill Sets Table for Municipal Broadband
There are some golden nuggets for municipal broadband in New York's recently enacted state budget bill, which includes $1 billion for the ConnectALL initiative. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office calls it “the...
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What New York State Got Right and No Answers on States Rights Question –...
This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by three colleagues from the Community Broadband Networks Initiative at ILSR including Sean Gonsalves (Communications Team Lead), Ry...
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New York’s First Bite of the Municipal Broadband Apple
Breaking new ground in New York, state leaders are launching the first municipal fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) projects in the Empire State with funds from its new ConnectALL Initiative. Four small rural...
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Empowering Municipalities in New York - Episode 510 of the Community...
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Cities Doing Work - Episode 519 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
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Rescue Plan Dollars Resuscitate an Open Access Fiber Network Buildout in Erie...
Plans for an open access fiber backbone in Erie County, New York (pop. 951,000) are being readjusted after having been stymied by the pandemic. The county will use Rescue Plan funding to cover the cost...
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Syracuse NY Seeks Proposals for Municipal Broadband Network
Harnessing its American Rescue Plan funds, the city of Syracuse is seeking a partner to launch a pilot project as a precursor to creating a citywide municipal broadband network and to support the...
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Learning from New York City's Master Internet Plan - Episode 525 of the...
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Election Day 2022: Broadband on the Ballot
As voters went to the polls yesterday, broadband-focused initiatives and candidates could be found up and down the ballot all across the country.AlabamaTags: electionpreemptionsb 152alabamacoloradonew...
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New York City’s Ambitious Broadband Plan Is A Shadow Of Its Former Self
In 2020, New York City officials unveiled a massive new broadband proposal they promised would dramatically reshape affordable broadband access in the city. Instead, the program has been steadily and...
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