Program Highlights

  • New York State (NYS) has secured a $1 billion public/private investment to provide broadband access to more than 2.42 million locations statewide, ensuring that reliable, high-speed Internet is available to all New Yorkers
  • Approximately 90% of awarded funding will address Unserved areas, connecting these locations for the first time
  • Over 21,000 miles of fiber will be deployed as a result of New NY Broadband Program projects
  • The Program supports over 120 individual projects, with 33 different companies
    • The majority (56%) of company-partners are either family-owned or non-profit cooperatives
    • The BPO also partners with nationally recognized telecommunications providers
  • Through a landmark partnership with the FCC, NYS secured up to $170 million in additional funding from the Connect America Fund program
  • The Program awarded funding through an innovative “reverse auction,” to strategically allocate funding to areas in need
  • At the Program’s launch in 2015, 70% of NYS was Served – and only 35% of Upstate NY was Served.  Through three rounds, 99.9% of NYS will have access to service

Program Funding by REDC

REDC Total Units State Grant Private & Federal Commitment Total Investment
Capital Region 62,648 $96,304,398 $40,644,489 $136,948,887
Central NY 15,115 $42,239,989 $20,648,886 $62,888,875
Finger Lakes 12,138 $9,953,357 $4,017,518 $13,970,875
Long Island 1,087 $983,989 $266,839 $1,250,828
Mid-Hudson 6,175 $3,114,729 $2,121,928 $5,236,657
Mohawk Valley 22,596 $60,418,225 $44,386,860 $104,805,085
North Country 50,409 $103,434,980 $46,986,486 $150,421,466
Southern Tier 48,867 $91,184,429 $38,931,210 $130,115,639
Western NY 36,959 $79,608,128 $36,670,106 $116,278,234
All Awards
255,994
$487,242,224
$234,674,322
$721,916,546

*Project totals are subject to approval by ESD's Board of Directors (§ 4. Section 10 of the Urban Development Corporation Act) and acceptance by awardees, thus totals may differ from final commitments.

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