The N.Y. City Council passed an ordinance to create a 15-member B...
The N.Y. City Council passed an ordinance to create a 15-member Broadband Advisory Committee to recommend how the city can apply municipal resources to promote broadband networks and services employing terrestrial and wireless technologies. Eight members would be mayoral…
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appointees; the rest would be appointed by the council. The panel would run studies for 2 years, issuing progress reports when appropriate. The panel would have to hold public hearings in each of the city’s 5 boroughs and take written comments. The city has broadband available in nearly every residential area through cable or DSL service, but only about 38% of households where service is available actually subscribe. The ordinance has gone to Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R), who has until Jan. 31 to act on it.