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WATERTOWN — With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, issues with broadband on Tug Hill and other rural areas of New York and the country have been elevated. Areas of concern are households, especially low-income households, with kindergarten through 12 children attending school virtually, households with telehealth needs, and households with people teleworking. Access to quality broadband coverage data is fundamental to identifying and understanding underserved and unserved communities....

WATERTOWN — With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, issues with broadband on Tug Hill and other rural areas of New York and the country have been elevated.

Executive Deputy and Deputy Chair; Director, Office of Telecommunications, New York State Public Service Commission The New York State Public Service Commission is the state oversight body whose mission is to ensure that utilities in New York are operating according to the letter of law and adhere to technical and safety standards. While John Howard serves as the PSC’s interim chair, Tom Congdon is responsible for overseeing the state department’s broader policy priorities, and Debra LaBell...

The Development Authority of the North Country has taken on the task of charting how people in Northern New York are being served when it comes to high-speed internet.

ALBANY — The New York State Department of Public Service (Department), recently announced Charter Communications, Inc., conducting business as Spectrum, has agreed to remove 1,241 ineligible addresses that Charter had claimed toward meeting its 145,000 passings requirement, and to refund 100 customers who paid a connection fee, or else remove those addresses as well. “Internet service is critical for families and businesses during these difficult times, so we must get broadband covera...