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Mitchell to Speak in Syracuse on March 4th
Chris will travel to Syracuse, New York to speak on March 4th as part of Syracuse MetroNet's Broadband Speaker Series. If you are in the area and interested in attending, the lecture will be at 7 p.m....
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WiredScore Rates Commercial Real Estate Connectivity in NYC
As a major metropolitan community, New York City has found a way to establish a link between connectivity and real estate for potential commercial tenants. WiredNYC, a certification program launched in...
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Last-Mile FTTH Via Nonprofit Networks in New York State
Western New York residents are welcoming the presence of a new Internet service provider, Empire Access, competing directly with Time Warner Cable and Verizon. Besides satisfied customers, no data...
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Erie County, New York Will Hire Consultant for Feasibility Study
Erie County's leadership recently decided it is time to get serious about publicly owned broadband infrastructure. The Erie County Legislature approved funding to engage a consultant for a feasibility...
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NYSBA Building (Economic) Bridges with Dark Fiber
The New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) expects to bring in over $900,000 over the course of the next ten years in revenue from dark fiber leases. The agreements, which allow private companies to...
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Albany, NY Proposes Feasibility Study for Municipal Broadband Service
In July, the city of Albany, NY released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified consulting firms to conduct a feasibility study for a municipal broadband service. As the RFP states, the study...
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RFP in Erie County Means Big Broadband Plans in Upstate New York
In October 2015, government officials in Erie County, New York announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking an organization to study the feasibility of building a county-wide...
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What's Next For Southern Tier Network?
With construction of a major community broadband network behind them, local leaders in New York State’s Southern Tier region are now considering the potential for the recently completed dark fiber...
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Collaborating to Light Up Opportunities in New York
"We have fiber in the ground that is currently dark...It's a resource we have that other communities want," said Rochester, New York, Mayor Lovely Warren at a November press conference. The city is now...
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Albany, New York Studying Internet Access Needs
The city of Albany, New York (pop. 100,000) recently hired a consulting firm to study the high-speed Internet needs of the community, including possibly the municipality building its own fiber optic...
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Southern Tier Network Continues Fiber Expansion in Upstate New York
The Southern Tier Network (STN), a community-owned dark fiber network that spans multiple counties in upstate New York, enables fast, affordable, reliable Internet access in New York’s Southern Tier...
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Our "Open Access Networks" Resources Page Now Available
When communities decide to proceed with publicly owned infrastructure, they often aim for open access models. Open access allows more than one service provider to offer services via the same...
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Saratoga Springs Launches Smart City Commission
Saratoga Springs, New York (pop. 5,600 28,000), has launched a Smart City Commission, whose mission is to enhance telecommunications and help the city become a leader in high-speed Internet service.The...
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Four Cities in Westchester County, New York, Look for a Gigabit
While New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo focuses on improving Internet access in rural areas upstate, Westchester County is finding its own path to next-generation connectivity.The county's largest...
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Erie County, New York, Take This Internet Access Survey
Forty-three percent of residents in Erie County, New York, do not have access to high-speed Internet access. That’s a drag on the local economy, but the situation could soon change. Erie County...
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Grand Island, NY, Looking At Publicly Owned Fiber
When a community is plagued with poor connectivity, it impacts residents, businesses, schools, and government. Several entities within a community sometimes band together to explore solutions. In Grand...
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NYC Works With Grassroots for Low-Income Access - Community Broadband Bits...
Some time ago, when speaking with Joshua Breitbart, the Senior Advisor for Broadband to the New York City CTO Miguel Gamiño, he mentioned to me that any subset of the issues they face with regard to...
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Southern Tier Network Releases RFP: Responses Due September 28th
Not-for-profit Southern Tier Network (STN) is already providing infrastructure for local ISP Empire Access to compete with incumbents in some areas of south central New York state. Now that the dark...
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NYC RFI For Better Connectivity: Responses Due January 19th
On November 15th, the City of New York announced that it was looking for ideas to bring high-quality connectivity to every resident and business. Their goal is to get every one connected by 2025;...
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NYSBA Building (Economic) Bridges with Dark Fiber
The New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) expects to bring in over $900,000 over the course of the next ten years in revenue from dark fiber leases. The agreements, which allow private companies to...
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