Erie County Approves Public Corporation for Broadband Oversight
The county Legislature recently approved plans to create a county-controlled organization to oversee and manage a $20 million, county-sponsored fiber-optic network called ErieNet.
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The county Legislature recently approved plans to create a county-controlled organization to oversee and manage a $20 million, county-sponsored fiber-optic network called ErieNet.
North Country Public Radio Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces plans for New York to become the first state to offer universal access to high-speed Internet in 2016. (Provided photo â David Sommerstein, NCPR) Since Patsy LaFlam’s local library and senior center closed at the start of the pandemic, she’s developed a new mental map of places where she can access the internet. “The city of Plattsburgh, the Trinity Park is a hotspot, the fire station in Altona, which is about 25 to 30 minutes from here is a hotspot,” she lists. “CVPH hospital … Lowe’s! Lowe’s is a hotspot.” Bro...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, announcing plans for New York to become the first state to offer universal access to high-speed Internet in 2016. Photo: David Sommerstein Dec 22, 2020 — Since Patsy LaFlam’s local library and senior center closed at the start of the pandemic, she’s developed a new mental map of places where she can access the internet. "The city of Plattsburgh, the Trinity Park is a hotspot, the fire station in Altona, which is about 25 to 30 minutes from here is a hotspot," she lists. "CVPH hospital [...] Lowe's! Lowe's is a hotspot." Broadband internet infrastructure hasn’t yet ...