It has been reported that officials have been able to spotlight a multi-million dollar investment to increase access to broadband services in New York.
According to a recent report officials have travelled to spotlight a multi-million dollar investment that would be used to increase access to broadband services in New York. U.S. Commerce Deputy Secretary Dennis F. Hightower and New York Congressman Michael Arcuri travelled to The State University of New York to spotlight the investment of nearly forty million dollars according to the report.
The Recovery Act grant would be used to bring access to broadband services to areas within the state that are currently struggling to get this technology. Officials have said that this sort of investment could benefit these areas in many ways, boosting the development of the economy and offering improvement in areas such as healthcare, jobs, and education.
Hightower stated: “This significant investment will help put people back to work immediately and lay the groundwork for sustainable economic growth for years to come. Equally important, these critical investments will be fixing a digital divide that has persisted in parts of America for far too long. Having access to high-speed Internet’s economic, health and educational benefits should be as much of a fundamental American right as attending a quality school or feeling safe when you walk down the street.”
Arcuri stated: “Broadband access is critical to revitalizing the economy in our rural and post-industrial cities across Upstate New York. From extending tele-medicine services to rural communities to ensuring our nation’s children are equipped with the skills they need to compete in the global economy. I am pleased to be welcoming Deputy Secretary Hightower to Cortland for this announcement and look forward to continuing to work to get broadband access for rural communities across Upstate New York.”
Source – IBLS