New York City ties broadband to business
New York City has announced an ambitious plan to boost fiber capacity in the city and to make all public facilities "wireless friendly."Here is a portion of the press release that illustrates New York...
View ArticleNew York City says broadband should be a universal service
The New York City Committee on Technology in Government has issued an excellent and extensive report [link no longer available] on the need for broadband throughout the city. It reaches many of the...
View ArticleNY governor calls for universal broadband
Eliot Spitzer, the governor of New York, has called for universal access to broadband in the state. The text of his speech is here (note that you have to scroll down past the agriculture remarks to get...
View ArticleFiber pulls relocating businesses
This article [link no longer available] from a rural update New York paper illustrates the power of fiber. The Adirondack region of upstate New York has a regional community fiber backbone that is...
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