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De Blasio Makes $70M Commitment Toward Universal Broadband In NYC

70 pointsby simasabout 10 years ago

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smileysteveabout 10 years ago
That seems like not nearly enough money for an underground fiber network.
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uptownabout 10 years ago
&quot;The way this plan will work is that $25 million will go toward new wireless corridors, which will deliver free or low-cost access to 20,000 low-income households. Another $7.5 million will go to upgrading or expanding at least five existing wireless corridors. Then $1.6 million in state funds will focus on broadband around industrial zones for at least 500 businesses.&quot;<p>It&#x27;s too bad his plan ignores the monopoly TimeWarner has over service to most of his city&#x27;s customers. If more competition were introduced beyond the sporadic RCN and Verizon FiOS available to some buildings, it might bring down prices for all. I agree that universal broadband access is a net positive - but when the only innovation being introduced is a subsidy it&#x27;s debatable whether state tax money should be spent to ensure his constituents have free access to watch Netflix and play Candy Crush.
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