“U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko wrote a scathing letter to the head of the Federal Communications Commisson, claiming that the agency is denying New York state potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in broadband expansion funding amid the coronavirus pandemic that has exposed gaping holes in the ability of people to work and study online … [Read more…]
“DON’T HAVE BROADBAND? YOUR FEEDBACK WANTED! Posted on: April 24, 2020 – 12:41pm DON’T HAVE BROADBAND? YOUR FEEDBACK WANTED! Our Broadband Committee is working with Congressman Paul Tonko to secure funding for Broadband access for all of our residents. Congressman Tonko is presently working on a letter to the FCC alerting them of the … [Read more…]
“The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to approve a $20.4 billion plan to subsidize the construction of high-speed broadband networks in rural America. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called the vote the “biggest step the FCC has ever taken to close the rural digital divide.” The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund will help internet service providers … [Read more…]