Rural areas anxiously await high-speed internet expansion ALBANY -- A goal of stretching high-speed internet connections to all New Yorkers by 2018 has hit speed bumps - to the growing frustration of smaller communities. "We're not just disadvantaged, we're discriminated against, just because we choose to live in a rural area," said Niagara County Legislator […]
ALBANY COUNTY — Broadband will be expanded in Albany County, but to what extent remains to be seen. The Albany County Legislature has authorized the broadband plans the county has devised for two different funding scenarios: one where the county receives state aid, and one where it uses only its own funding. If the county […]
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Sullivan County has been awarded a $29.9 million grant through the ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program.
Schumer And Hochul Say Funding Will Help Connect Over 60,000 Homes & Businesses In Chautauqua, Orleans, Schoharie, Cayuga, Cortland, Franklin & Sullivan Counties To Build Stronger Broadband Infrastructure Funding For ConnectAll Grants Will Build 1,200+ Miles Of New Public Broadband Infrastructure – Funded Through American Rescue Plan Which Schumer Led To Passage In The Senate […]
Sullivan County faces unique challenges with connectivity due to its rural, mountainous terrain and low population density. Last year, the county signed a memorandum of agreement with Archtop Fiber to jointly develop a plan to extend multi-gig fiber across the county to serve approximately 22,000 homes and businesses. Sullivan County will own the infrastructure, while Archtop […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Sean Gonsalves on Tuesday December 3, 2024 New York’s Municipal Infrastructure Program (MIP) continues to provide grant funds to build municipal broadband networks across the state, as state broadband officials recently announced the program’s largest round of funding to date. As we reported in June, the MIP program – specifically designed to fund municipally-owned networks as part […]
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Sullivan County Legislature held a public hearing on Thursday, December 5 to pass a local law to enter into a ten-year agreement with Archtop Fiber for broadband. The expansion of high-speed broadband internet service has been set in motion by a nearly $30 million grant from the ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Grant […]
