“In Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address, he mentioned affordable broadband for low-income New Yorkers. However, in some parts of the state, people don’t have broadband at all.
“COVID-19 has really highlighted the lack of high-speed broadband if anything, across our rural communities in Upstate NY,” explained Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara. “To hear the governor say that we are 98% covered for the New York broadband program, that’s just not accurate. That’s not reflecting what we are seeing here.””
read the entire article
DeLine, Jamie. Channel 10 News 12 January 2021.