New York State Council for Universal Broadband

Announcement

Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced the formation on Dec. 6 2007 of a state panel to develop strategies to allow all New Yorkers to get access to high-speed Internet service. The panel, the New York State Council for Universal Broadband (NYSCUB), will recommend ways to extend high-speed access beyond traditional methods and to extend broadband connections to underserved rural and urban areas, the governor said.

In his speech, Spitzer set targets: affordable universal access @ 20Mbps statewide, with 100Mbps in metro areas, by 2015.

One of the Council's first actions will be to distribute $5 million in grants.

The panel will be led by the state's chief information officer, Melodie Mayberry-Stewart.

This Universal Broadband initiative is a key component of the First Lady's I Live New York initiative aimed at attracting and retaining New York's next generation.

• Press Release
• Transcription / video of the announcement (Ffwd to 12:33)

• Overview

Documents

• 12/12/07 New York State Council for Universal Broadband Fact Sheet
• New York State Universal Broadband Strategy
• New York State Universal Broadband Grant Program RFP
• New York State Universal Broadband Grant Summary
• Announcement of First Universal Broadband Council Meeting (December 18, 2007)
• New York State Universal Broadband Questions & Answers
• Summary Comments from CIO/OFT Broadband Roundtable (October 16, 2007)