Broome, Chenango and Delaware counties slated to receive $3 million for high speed internet
ALBANY – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Michael Arcuri, NY-24, and Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack have announced that $3,143,839 in funding will be coming to the Broome, Chenango and Delaware counties in order to deploy high-speed broadband internet.
The project will bring high-speed DSL broadband service to unserved rural areas in parts of Coventry, Afton, Bainbridge and Greene. The funding will be made available to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation within the next two to three weeks, a spokesman for Schumer said. Projected dates for beginning and completing the work project are unknown.
The investment comes through a provision in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
“To create the vibrant upstate New York economy of tomorrow that creates and sustains the jobs of the future, we must build rural broadband and high speed internet networks today,” Schumer said. “The difference between economic success and failure in a digital world will be in large part determined by access to high speed broadband. These investments will create jobs and build a strong base for future economic growth in the Southern Tier and the whole state.”
“Broadband access is critical to growing the upstate New York economy,” Arcuri said. “There are areas in our region that currently do not have access to cable television, much less high-speed internet. This access is no longer a luxury - our ability to compete in the global economy depends on widespread, affordable access. Building this infrastructure will create new jobs, extend life-saving tele-medicine services to rural communities, and ensure our nation’s children are equipped with the skills they need to compete in the global economy - and all thanks to the Recovery Bill.”
The stimulus bill contains $7.2 billion in funding for broadband deployment across the country helping communities create jobs in the short term and lay the groundwork for future economic growth. The funding announced Wednesday is a part of the Broadband Initiatives Program which is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture‘s Office of Rural Development.
Broadband in Broome, Chenango and Delaware counties will be deployed by Deposit Telephone Company, a subsidiary of TDS Telecom. The project will leverage over $1 million in private investment to create jobs by financing the design and installation of the lines.
The project will bring high-speed DSL broadband service to unserved rural areas in parts of Coventry, Afton, Bainbridge and Greene. The funding will be made available to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation within the next two to three weeks, a spokesman for Schumer said. Projected dates for beginning and completing the work project are unknown.
The investment comes through a provision in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
“To create the vibrant upstate New York economy of tomorrow that creates and sustains the jobs of the future, we must build rural broadband and high speed internet networks today,” Schumer said. “The difference between economic success and failure in a digital world will be in large part determined by access to high speed broadband. These investments will create jobs and build a strong base for future economic growth in the Southern Tier and the whole state.”
“Broadband access is critical to growing the upstate New York economy,” Arcuri said. “There are areas in our region that currently do not have access to cable television, much less high-speed internet. This access is no longer a luxury - our ability to compete in the global economy depends on widespread, affordable access. Building this infrastructure will create new jobs, extend life-saving tele-medicine services to rural communities, and ensure our nation’s children are equipped with the skills they need to compete in the global economy - and all thanks to the Recovery Bill.”
The stimulus bill contains $7.2 billion in funding for broadband deployment across the country helping communities create jobs in the short term and lay the groundwork for future economic growth. The funding announced Wednesday is a part of the Broadband Initiatives Program which is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture‘s Office of Rural Development.
Broadband in Broome, Chenango and Delaware counties will be deployed by Deposit Telephone Company, a subsidiary of TDS Telecom. The project will leverage over $1 million in private investment to create jobs by financing the design and installation of the lines.
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