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====Testimony====
 
====Testimony====
* [http://www.teletruth.org/brooklynbroadband.htm Testimony] from Bruce Kushnick, Chairman of Teletruth [http://www.teletruth.org/]<br>
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'''01 David Birdsell'''  (Facilitator)               
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'''02 Gale Brewer''' (NYC Council)                 
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'''03 Letitia James''' (NYC Council)               
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'''04 Shaun M. Belle''' (NYCBAC Chair)               
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'''05 Thomas Kamber, Lester Johnson & Garrison Phillips''' (OATS) [http://www.oatsny.org/ www.oatsny.org]           
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'''06 Greg Sutton & Carlos Pareja''' (BCAT) [http://www.bcat.tv www.bcat.tv]
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'''07 Yvonne Graham'''  (Brooklyn Dep. Boro. Pres.)             
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'''08 Steven Schecter''' (Brooklyn Public Library)       
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'''09 Bill DeBlasio'''  (NYC Council)                       
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'''10 Michael Sanon''' (high school student)   
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'''11 Ed Michaels''' (formerly unemployed)
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'''12 Yamel Young & Jazmin Williams''' (high school students)
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'''13 Akousa Albritton (Our Time Press)''' [http://www.ourtimepress.com/ www.ourtimepress.com]         
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'''14 Luis Rivera (Southwest Brooklyn IDC)''' [http://www.swbidc.org/ www.swbidc.org]               
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'''15 Adiatu Tarawaley''' (Non Profit Helpdesk) [http://www.nphd.org/ www.nphd.org]
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'''16 Marc Baizman''' (NPower New York) [http://www.npowerny.org/ www.npowerny.org] 
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'''17 Steven D'Agostino'''  (Fordham University)
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'''18 David Elcock'''    Dot Org Technologies           
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'''19 Michael Dillon'''  (IBM) [http://www.ibm.com www.ibm.com]                             
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'''20 Barney Lehrer'''  (Federation Of International Trade Assns.) [http://www.fita.org/ www.fita.org]              
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'''21 Bruce Kushnick'''  (TeleTruth) [http://www.teletruth.org/ www.teletruth.org] ([http://www.teletruth.org/brooklynbroadband.htm transcript])         
 
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'''22 Hector Munoz''' (LISTA) [http://www.a-lista.org/ www.a-lista.org]           
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'''23 Don Chesley''' (Stevens Inst. of Technology) [http://www.stevens.edu www.stevens.edu]               
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'''24 Andrew Martin''' (DOROT) [http://www.dorotusa.org/ www.dorotusa.org]             
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'''25 Matthew Elsner''' (Brooklynite)         
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'''26 Antoine Wallace''' (Graduate Student)       
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'''27 Conclusion'''
  
 
==Comments==
 
==Comments==

Revision as of 19:06, 30 May 2007

In 2005, Local Law 126 passed the City Council and was signed by the Mayor, and it created a Citywide Broadband Advisory Committee (NYCBAC) to get public input on this issue as well as advise the Mayor and the City Council on how to bring affordable broadband to all New York City residents, nonprofit organizations and businesses.[1]

A series of public hearings in each borough are now underway. A blog has been set up at http://nycbroadband.blogspot.com/

Prior to the first hearing the committee issued a briefing paper.

New York City Broadband Advisory Committee

The committee is comprised of 15 members, seven Council appointees and eight Mayoral appointees.

The Council appointees are:

  • David Birdsell, Dean, Baruch College Graduate School of Public Affairs, City University of New York
  • Neil Pariser, Senior Vice President, South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO)
  • Andrew Rasiej, Founder of Personal Democracy Forum and MOUSE
  • Jose Rodriguez, President and Founder, Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN)
  • Elisabeth Stock, President and Co-Founder, Computers for Youth (CFY)
  • Nicholas Thompson, Senior Editor, WIRED Magazine
  • David Wicks, Founding Partner, Alwyn Group, Former Cablevision executive


The Mayoral appointees are:

  • Mitchel Ahlbaum, General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Telecommunications Services, New York City Department of Information Technologies and Telecommunications (DoITT)
  • Shaun M. Belle, President and CEO, Mount Hope Housing Company
  • Thomas Dunne, Vice President of Public Affairs, Policy and Communications, Verizon New York
  • Avi Duvdevani, Chief Information Officer / Deputy General Manager, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
  • John J. Gilbert III, Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer, Rudin Management Company
  • Wendy Lader, Vice President Telecommunications Policy, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
  • Howard Szarfarc, President, Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey
  • Anthony Townsend, Research Director, Institute for the Future

Bios are available here.


Meeting Apr 17 2007

  • Shaun Belle was voted in as Committee Chairman.

Public Hearings

Bronx Public Hearing - Mar 30 2007

Video

NYC Public Broadband Hearing Pt.1

NYC Public Broadband Hearing Pt.2

NYC Public Broadband Hearing Pt.3

NYC Public Broadband Hearing Pt.4

Audio

  • Audio of the hearing. mp3
  • Kat Aaron's comments on WBAI mp3

Testimony

  • Testimony from Gary Axelbank, Director of Public Relations at Monroe College
  • Testimony from Joshua Breitbart, Policy Director for People's Production House (PPH)
  • Testimony from Angel Aracena, M.A., Director of Educational Technology for West Farms Technology & Career Center, Bronx
  • Testimony from Seth Johnson, Coordinator, Dynamic Platform Standards Project
  • Testimony from Andrew Gallagher, Public school teacher from the Bronx
  • Testimony from Kayza Kleinman,Director, Nonprofit Helpdesk, Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island


Brooklyn Public Hearing - May 22 2007

Audio

Part 1 mp3
David Birdsell - Gale Brewer - Letitia James - Shaun Belle - Thomas Kamber - Lester Johnson - Garrison Phillips - Greg Sutton - Carlos Pareja - Yvonne Graham - Steven Schecter - Bill DeBlasio

Part 2 mp3
Michael Sanon - Ed Michaels - Yamel Young - Jazmin Williams - Akousa Albritton - Luis Rivera - Adiatu Tarawaley - Marc Baizman - Steven D'Agostino - David Elcock

Part 3 mp3
Michael Dillon - Barney Lehrer - Bruce Kushnick - Hector Munoz - Don Chesley - Andrew Martin - Matthew Elsner - Antoine Wallace - Shaun Belle - Gale Brewer

Testimony

01 David Birdsell (Facilitator)


02 Gale Brewer (NYC Council)


03 Letitia James (NYC Council)


04 Shaun M. Belle (NYCBAC Chair)


05 Thomas Kamber, Lester Johnson & Garrison Phillips (OATS) www.oatsny.org


06 Greg Sutton & Carlos Pareja (BCAT) www.bcat.tv


07 Yvonne Graham (Brooklyn Dep. Boro. Pres.)


08 Steven Schecter (Brooklyn Public Library)


09 Bill DeBlasio (NYC Council)


10 Michael Sanon (high school student)


11 Ed Michaels (formerly unemployed)


12 Yamel Young & Jazmin Williams (high school students)


13 Akousa Albritton (Our Time Press) www.ourtimepress.com


14 Luis Rivera (Southwest Brooklyn IDC) www.swbidc.org


15 Adiatu Tarawaley (Non Profit Helpdesk) www.nphd.org


16 Marc Baizman (NPower New York) www.npowerny.org


17 Steven D'Agostino (Fordham University)


18 David Elcock Dot Org Technologies


19 Michael Dillon (IBM) www.ibm.com


20 Barney Lehrer (Federation Of International Trade Assns.) www.fita.org


21 Bruce Kushnick (TeleTruth) www.teletruth.org (transcript)


22 Hector Munoz (LISTA) www.a-lista.org


23 Don Chesley (Stevens Inst. of Technology) www.stevens.edu


24 Andrew Martin (DOROT) www.dorotusa.org


25 Matthew Elsner (Brooklynite)


26 Antoine Wallace (Graduate Student)


27 Conclusion

Comments

  • Apr 6 2007: Comments from Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)

More

  • Mar 1 2006: Gale Brewer - 'What Price New York City Wireless: The Politics of Technology' ISOC-NY webcast
  • Feb 24 2007: Bruce Lai spoke about the NYCBAC at the NYC Grass Roots Media Conference mp3

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