Broadband

New York's Public Service Commission is doing a survey, looking at how good the state's broadband network is and where there are problems.

A report by New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found 1 million New York households, or 14%, still have no access to the internet, and many in rural areas have limited access to inadequate services.

A new federal program will provide low-income residents with a monthly subsidy to help pay for internet service. Enrollment begins Wednesday.The Emergency…

Broadband internet service will soon be available to low-income New Yorkers for as little as $15 per month with an option to pay a few more dollars for…

This last year has been bad for many, not just because of the coronavirus, but schools closing or operating part-time and many parents working from home.…

Within hours of the news Gov. Andrew Cuomo killed a bill requiring a look at where high-speed broadband existed in New York, a press aide said the…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to mandate internet service providers in New York to offer high-speed internet to low-income consumers at $15 per month, and is…

Spectrum says it has doubled the starting download speed of its internet product from 100 to 200 Mbps in 17 markets across the U.S. That includes Buffalo,…

Across New York State, activists are seeing broadband internet access as a way to improve education and to improve neighborhoods, perhaps with community…

Internet broadband is a major problem in rural New York State and local public officials are blasting a new state tax as making installation of broadband…