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Governor Hochul, Majority Leader Schumer and Senator Gillibrand Award Over $140 Million for ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Grants to Bring Affordable High-Speed Broadband to More Than 60,000 Homes and Businesses
November 15 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Franklin County (North Country) – $13.1 Million: Franklin County will connect unserved locations using Fiber-to-Home and Next Generation Fixed-Wireless solutions. The county is partnering with Airosmith Development for design and LayerEight for construction and operation, building 144 miles of fiber and installing four poles for wireless links and coverage. The county will own and operate one part of the new infrastructure with Hudson Valley Wireless serving as the internet service provider. In Area 2 adjacent to the St. Regis Mohawk territory, the county will transfer the infrastructure to Mohawk Networks acting on behalf of the Tribal Council after substantial network completion and Mohawk Networks will be the service provider in that area. In total, this project will connect 1567 locations, including 46 Community Anchor Institutions.
- Sullivan County (Mid-Hudson) – $29.9 Million: Sullivan County is partnering with Archtop Fiber LLC to serve over 22,000 homes and businesses, leveraging the county’s existing towers and Archtop’s capabilities in fiber optic construction. Sullivan County will own the infrastructure, while Archtop Fiber and Hudson Valley Wireless will serve as internet service providers. The county will build 253 miles of fiber and one new communication tower, in addition to 11 towers it already owns, extending broadband service to unserved and underserved locations. Sullivan County faces unique challenges due to its rural, mountainous terrain, low population density and status, as the most distressed of the seven counties represented by the Hudson Valley Regional Council that have long deterred broadband deployment in the county. This initiative reverses that trend for many of the unserved homes in the county and creates new opportunities in health, education and economic well-being.
