“Broadband internet is more important now than ever. The coronavirus pandemic has people working from home and at the same time, children are doing remote schooling. However, for millions of Americans, especially in rural areas, this hasn’t been possible. Many New Yorkers have been waiting for broadband for years.
Our sister station, WNYT in Albany looked into this issue.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in 2018, “This is the first state in the United States of America to have 100 percent internet access for the entire state.” But fast-forward to 2020, and there are households that still don’t have internet access.
“We’re down to about 217 unserved homes in the town, unfortunately, I’m one of them,” said Annabel Felton who lives in Duanesburg. “
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Channel 10 News 23 August 2020.