Broadband News
Franklin County legislature urges Congress to continue affordable broadband program
February 2024 – County legislators passed a resolution, offered from the floor, urging Congress to continue funding an affordable broadband connectivity program beyond April 2024
Broadband and Cellular Connectivity in the 2024 Blueprint for the Blue Line
December 2023 – The Adirondack Common Ground Alliance issued recommendations for state action to benefit the Adirondacks, distilled from forum discussions concerning broadband and cellular connectivity, childcare and workforce in vibrant communities, invasive species, the Environmental Bond Act, climate change, and housing.
While broadband is available to most Adirondack residents, gaps remain
August 2023 – Dozens of collaborators—regional advocates, economic development officials, local/regional elected officials, and state/federal agencies—are working to take advantage of one part of the 2021 federal infrastructure law designed to expand availability of broadband internet access to even the most remote areas.
Broadband for All Project Updates
59,000 Northern New York homes could lose access to affordable internet at the end of the month, when Affordable Connectivity Program ends
AdkAction Press Release The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is the nation’s largest broadband affordability program currently helping 23 million households nationwide who are struggling to afford internet service needed for
AdkAction Helping Drive Dollars for NYS Broadband Expansion Efforts
At this moment, an internet provider may be claiming they serve your home when, in reality, they don’t. Alternatively, your house or workplace may not even be considered a broadband
AdkVoices Episode 1: Broadband for All
2022 Tom Boothe Adirondack Intern Colby Fortin spent most of her summer working with AdkAction’s food security programs and helping to plan the Keeseville Community Arts Festival. During this time,
Video
The COVID-19 Pandemic exposed the gaps in our region’s broadband coverage as schools, work, and healthcare moved online. Learn more about the problems faced by Adirondackers without high-speed internet during the pandemic’s early months in the video segments from Mountain Lake PBS.
"Is broadband universally recognized as a necessity? I think before the pandemic, you could have had an interesting debate about that, but after COVID hit, there was no question: it is an absolute necessity."