Building world-class broadband networks to connect New York’s communities to the world remains a critical infrastructure challenge for the state, but it is a challenge the state does not shy away from. New York is well positioned to rebound from the nation’s economic downturn and has promoted a statewide broadband strategy and governance structure to strengthen essential infrastructure, including broadband and telecommunications infrastructure, needed to facilitate the state’s recovery where broadband enables that recovery and creates jobs. New York State is poised to eliminate the digital divide and ensure every community, business, resident and visitor have the resources they need to live, work and enjoy all that New York has to offer through the Internet.