N.Y. Submits Nearly 32,000 Addresses in FCC Fabric Challenge
New York challenged the FCC broadband fabric, becoming the first state to announce a challenge of the FCC data about unserved or underserved addresses. The New York ConnectALL office submitted about 31,798 locations through the FCC’s broadband data collection challenge…
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process, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said Monday. New York’s address-level state map (see 2206160059) is helping the state better advocate for federal support, she said. The state map identified 138,598 total addresses as unserved or underserved. “By aligning the FCC maps with ours, we will ensure New York gets its fair share of federal dollars so every New Yorker has access to the internet when and where they need it,” said Empire State Development CEO Hope Knight. New York’s “efforts will help close the accessibility and affordability gaps that [make] broadband unavailable to many of the state’s low- and fixed-income consumers,” emailed Ian Donaldson, New York Public Utility Law Project policy associate. The FCC "is committed to building maps that reflect the most accurate information available, and we expect this New York submission will help us to accomplish that goal," said an agency spokesperson.