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With COVID exposing a digital divide that mirrors decades-old redlining, NYC's Chief Technology Officer pitched a $157M plan to wire 600,000 underserved residents under the city's Internet Master Plan. The council wasn't sold: Chair Holden said he was 'not totally satisfied with the answers,' and Chair Moya noted New Yorkers pay more for slow broadband than people abroad. Verizon, Altice/Optimum and Charter/Spectrum defended their low-cost offers and insisted they hadn't raised prices, while advocates described 'digital redlining,' exclusive building agreements that bar competitors, and city s
“a preconsidered authorizing resolution submitted by the mayor pursuant to section three six three”
— Francisco P. Moya
“Nine of the 10 neighborhoods with the lowest percentage of households with broadband subscriptions”
— Francisco P. Moya
“we need the governor to sign the s eighty eight zero five, Metzger, and a six six seven nine c, Ryan”
— Beth Finkel
encouraging city council to encourage the governor to sign this bill, which has already been passed
Came up as a hearing on broadband and the digital divide, with testimony crediting the administration's work to close that divide while zeroing in on the harder problem of broadband Internet distribution across the city.
Taken up as a measure on information-services franchises , the companies that install and run fiber-optic cable in city streets to deliver voice, data, and business Internet across all five boroughs.
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David Jones · Troy Walcott · Theo Chino · Ben Kallos · John Paul Farmer · Committee Counsel (unnamed; not self-stated or third-party-introduced in the supplied quotes)
Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.
Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.
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