Making a final push to get everyone in New York online
There are a few corners of New York state that still need broadband access.
By Justin Sondel
Connecting New Yorkers through ConnectALL
A Q&A with Empire State Development’s Joshua Breitbart
By Justin Sondel
Getting more New York City public housing residents online
A Q&A with New York City Chief Technology Officer Matthew Fraser.
By Justin Sondel
Reaching rural areas with high-speed internet
A Q&A with Assembly Member Carrie Woerner.
By Justin Sondel
How federal funds are driving state investments in broadband
A Q&A with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Jodia Vanel.
By Phenix Kim
Tracking who’s still lacking internet across New York
A Q&A with Maria Doulis, state deputy comptroller for budget and policy analysis.
By Justin Sondel
Building the nation’s largest municipal broadband program
A Q&A with the New York City Office of Technology & Innovation’s Brett Sikoff
By Phenix Kim
Internet access should be seen as a human right
A Q&A with state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, chair of the Internet and Technology Committee.
By Justin Sondel
Regulating the internet as a public utility
A Q&A with state Sen. Sean Ryan, chair of the Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business Committee.
By Justin Sondel
A Q&A with David Bronston
Special Counsel and Telecommunications Industry Team Leader, Phillips Lytle LLP
By City & State Partners
A Q&A with Michael Olsen
General Counsel and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, Optimum
By City & State Partners
Making broadband internet connections to New York’s hardest-to-reach places
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $1.4 billion ConnectALL initiative is aiming to boost speeds and incentivize new fiber optic cable installations.
By Megan McGibney
What is Eric Adams’ internet master plan?
Big Apple Connect will provide NYCHA residents with free internet and cable. But critics said solving the digital divide requires more than a subsidy program.
By Annie McDonough
What we know about rural broadband access
Senator Chuck Schumer is criticizing the Federal Communications Commission for relying on internet providers to self-report their service speeds, which critics say affords companies to opportunity to lie, claiming to provide better service than they actually do.
By Annie McDonough