On NY Local News: State Dedicates $1 Billion to Broadband Projects

The initiatives created in this budget allow New York to make significant progress on a national level, according to Sean Gonsalves from the Institute for Local Self Reliance.

“From a community broadband perspective, or municipal broadband perspective, as folks are a little bit more familiar with that term, New York’s is looking pretty good,” said Gonsalves. “Certainly New York is one of the leading states in terms of making a sizable investment in a very serious way with this budget bill.