State Invests $25 Million in High-Speed Internet Access

Assemblyman Pete Lopez welcomed an announcement by Governor Andrew Cuomo that the state is investing $25 million in new funding to expand high-speed internet access across the state.

Lopez is a longtime proponent of bringing high-speed internet access to under served communities. Among the projects receiving funding are many of the counties within the 102nd Assembly District.

Projects within the 102nd Assembly District slated to receive portions of this $25 million appropriation include a project in Otsego County to provide wireless service to 24 towns, nine villages, and one city in the county of over $550,000.

The Mark Project, Inc. will bring telecommunication services to 900 residents, businesses and anchor institutions in the towns of Conesville, Gilboa, Halcott, Middletown and Roxbury ($1.8 million).

Additionally, $5.2 million will be provided to Time Warner Cable to improve high-speed internet services throughout the state.