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...
View ArticleRFP 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...
View ArticleWhat'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...
View ArticleCollaborating 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...
View ArticleAlbany, 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...
View ArticleSouthern 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...
View ArticleOur "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...
View ArticleSaratoga 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...
View ArticleFour 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...
View ArticleErie 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...
View ArticleGrand 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...
View ArticleNYC 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...
View ArticleSouthern 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...
View ArticleNYC 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;...
View ArticleOur "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...
View ArticleSaratoga 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...
View ArticleFour 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...
View ArticleErie 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...
View ArticleGrand 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...
View ArticleNYC 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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