New York plans to boost broadband infrastructure

Aaron Schrank Mar 24, 2017
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New York plans to boost broadband infrastructure

Aaron Schrank Mar 24, 2017
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New York is looking to bridge the digital divide by bringing broadband access to every household in the Empire State by the end of next year. It would be the first state in the country to pull that off. Many poor and rural areas lack broadband. 

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