Broadband Coming to St. Lawrence County?
We’re going to be able to tap into that fiber-optic that DANC (Development Authority of North Country) provides and send out that signal via tower.
We’re going to be able to tap into that fiber-optic that DANC (Development Authority of North Country) provides and send out that signal via tower.
The North Country of New York has a high percentage of families who are underserved, as well as UNSERVED, when it comes to high-speed Internet services.
President Obama wants to narrow the ‘homework gap’ that currently exists… making it difficult for low-income children to complete their homework because they are un-connected once they get home from school.
A new survey finds that many low-income families are “under-connected” to the Internet. in many cases getting by with only a single Internet-connected computer or, quite often, with mobile-only Internet access through a smartphone or two.
The new minimum broadband download speeds is 25 Mbps… up from 4Mbps.
Cuomo: “Less than half of St. Lawrence County has access to high-speed Internet.”
A community affected by economic decline now has a new infrastructure — and a new hope for the future.