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| Governor Cuomo Announces $31.5 Million in New NY Broadband Program Round II Awards for the North Country 03/01/17 10:00am |
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Broadband in the North Country through Round II
by the End of 2018 Round II Awards and Census Block Data Available Here Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $31.5 million in New NY Broadband Program Round II grants have been awarded to 14 projects in the North Country. These awards will provide 12,349 homes and businesses with access to high-speed broadband for the first time, and leverage $8.4 million in private matching funds – bringing the total public-private investment in the North Country to $40 million in Round II. Through Rounds I and II, the program has driven a total of more than $48.6 million in public-private investment in high- speed broadband across the region. Since the program’s launch, Governor Cuomo has secured upgrades statewide for more than 2.3 million homes, businesses and institutions. “Broadband is today what electricity was nearly a century ago – essential to creating economic opportunity, driving innovation and an absolute necessity for our way of life,” Governor Cuomo said. “These awards will provide homes and businesses with access to the high-speed internet required to participate and succeed in the modern economy, and are a major step toward broadband for all in New York.” In total, Round II will drive $268 million in public-private investment and will support a total of 54 projects that will reach 89,514 homes and institutions in unserved and underserved communities. Together with upstate high-speed broadband buildouts and upgrades being carried out by Charter under mandates from the New York State Public Service Commission, Round II awards will ensure that 98 percent of New Yorkers will have access to the high- speed broadband required to succeed in a modern economy. The awarded projects include four North Country libraries and 645 businesses and community anchor institutions (government buildings, healthcare facilities, institutions of higher education, K-12 schools, and public safety locations). The 14 awarded projects – addressing both unserved and underserved territories – span six counties in the North Country. In total, nearly 1,197 miles of broadband infrastructure will be deployed in the region, delivering new economic opportunities for residents and companies across New York. Towns Benefitting From Broadband Buildout as Part of Round II – North Country Clinton Town State Grants Total Investment Number of Units Altona $968,318 $1,210,264 226 Mooers $750,820 $938,400 184 Black Brook $709,484 $886,443 443 Ausable $341,129 $426,213 213 Chazy $324,675 $405,811 67 Essex Town State Grants Total Investment Number of Units Jay $1,880,212 $2,349,174 1,174 Westport $1,280,268 $1,600,155 233 Wilmington $1,106,667 $1,382,691 691 Keene $771,994 $964,620 466 Essex $468,953 $586,019 235 Hamilton Town State Grants Total Investment Number of Units Morehouse $1,247,175 $1,558,784 256 Indian Lake $1,101,862 $1,376,688 871 Arietta $1,050,613 $1,312,656 656 Lake Pleasant $323,512 $404,202 202 Long Lake $302,692 $378,189 226 Jefferson Town State Grants Total Investment Number of Units Cape Vincent $1,316,742 $1,755,578 199 Lyme $780,782 $1,040,996 118 Brownville $628,596 $838,090 95 Alexandria $414,206 $517,722 86 Clayton $291,139 $388,168 44 Lewis Town State Grants Total Investment Number of Units Croghan $657,991 $822,465 373 Watson $650,935 $813,645 369 West Turin $550,384 $687,960 312 Lyonsdale $525,687 $657,090 298 Montague $455,125 $568,890 258 St. Lawrence Town State Grants Total Investment Number of Units Russell $1,622,510 $2,163,252 273 Stockholm $1,000,916 $1,251,536 143 Hermon $956,865 $1,275,764 161 Lawrence $881,926 $1,102,752 126 Macomb $851,297 $1,064,111 233 Round II Awards in the North Country: COMPANY PROJECT TOTAL STATE INVESTMENT Cable Communications of Willsboro 1 Project $226,184 Castle Cable TV Television, Inc. 1 Project $632,559 Champlain Telephone Company 1 Project $1,362,901 Chazy and Westport Telephone 2 Projects $2,821,185 Citizens of Hammond 1 Project $1,395,688 Frontier Communications 2 Projects $7,304,640 Mohawk Networks LLC 1 Project $5,996,010 Newport Telephone Company 1 Project $1,247,175 Slic Network Solutions 2 Projects $3,746,744 TDS Telecom 2 Projects $6,780,688 The Broadband Program Office is currently finalizing a Request for Proposals for the Program’s upcoming Round III, which will launch within 30 days. This round will seek to complete the Program’s goal of bringing high-speed internet access to New York’s remaining unserved and underserved communities. Round III will be complemented by $170 million in Connect America Funds, which was recently allocated to New York State by the Federal Communications Commission. Empire State Development President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky said, “The New NY Broadband Program is successfully implementing the Governor’s vision for a fully connected Empire State. The Round II grants announced today will drive hundreds of millions of dollars in state and private investment to deploy projects that will bring broadband to businesses, schools and communities, all of which need high-speed internet to compete in global economy.” Empire State Development Executive Vice President of Broadband and Innovation Jeffrey Nordhaus said, “We would like to thank all of those who participated in Round II of the New NY Broadband Program and congratulate today’s winners. Today’s grant awards position us to provide high-quality broadband service to New Yorkers who need it most.” New York State residents can check their Census Block (CB) Round II availability and commitments made through Governor Cuomo’s New NY Broadband Program here. Census blocks are aggregated by county to determine where buildout will occur. About the New NY Broadband Program Recognizing the importance of broadband infrastructure and building on prior State investments in broadband deployment, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in 2015, with legislative support, established the $500 million New NY Broadband Program. The Program provides New York State grant funding to support projects that deliver high-speed Internet access to Unserved and Underserved areas of the State, with priority to Unserved areas, Libraries, and Educational Opportunity Centers. An “Unserved” area is defined as an area where the fastest available advertised Internet download speed offered by a wireline-based provider is less than 25 Mbps. An “Underserved” area is defined as an area where broadband service is only available from a wireline-based provider at advertised Internet download speeds between 25 Mbps and 99 Mbps. The Program is the largest and most ambitious state investment in broadband in the nation, with a goal of achieving statewide broadband access in New York by the end of 2018. |
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