nys 2015 budget includes 500 miilion broadband initiative funding
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2015 NYS Budget Includes Funding for Gov. Cuomo Broadband Initiatives
New Yorkers need to band together to ensure funds get allocated to rural unserved and or underserved areas of the state
http://news10.com/2015/03/31/highlights-of-2015-16-nys-budget-agreement/
NYS BROADBAND AVAILABILITY
GIS analysis of unserved and underserved areas in Albany, Columbia, Greene and Schoharie Counties
Below image from NYS Gov. Cuomo website
OSP Design & Construction
Source: NYS Broadband Office “official” availability map Counties sampled shaded below.
Source: Smart Schools Initiative site
The following maps and graphs reveal our GIS findings
THE NEED FOR FIBER Cable can provide businesses with speeds all the way from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps down and 1 to 5 Mbps up. Your cable
connection is shared with other users so speeds can slow down during peak, or work, hours.
Fiber optic connection are nothing short of impressive, ranging from 5 Mbps and 100 Gbps for downloads and uploads multiple users are able to share files, and stream audio and video all at the same time with virtually no effect on performance
GIS Data Analysis Summary
Rural Communities, Businesses and Residents alike are supportive of this proposal
Un served and Underserved areas are greater than
what the NYS BB office maps reflects
Broadband office needs to revise map showing actual available speeds and coverage areas
Current providers are erroneously reporting more
than what is available
There is a business case to build the network