Should broadband be regulated like a utility? By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 5:21 PM ET May. 19, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:21 PM EDT May. 19, 2021
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COVID has illustrated just how critical internet service is to American life. This new awareness has prompted an even greater push to regulate the internet in New York like a utility, similar to phone or electricity service.
Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D-Queens) and Senator Sean Ryan (D-Buffalo) have proposed a bill to authorize the Public Service Commission (PSC) to oversee broadband, as well as “Voice over Internet Protocol,” or VoIP. The legislation is called the “New York Broadband Resilience, Public Safety and Quality Act.”
By Susan Arbetter Hoosick Falls UPDATED 8:14 PM ET May. 14, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:07 PM ET May. 14, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:07 PM EDT May. 14, 2021
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) had its shot last night during a public forum to convince the residents of the Village of Hoosick Falls that its chosen water source proposal is the best option for them.
You may remember that this eastern New York communityâs drinking water was contaminated by PFOA from two companies: St. Gobain and Honeywell, leading to its designation as a Superfund site.
It has taken years, but the DEC is finally proposing that the polluters pay for two new ground water wells south of Hoosick Falls, each outfitted with a granular activated carbon filtration system or GAC.