New York State has proposed broadband projects totaling $636 million to connect nearly all unserved and underserved locations. The ConnectALL Deployment Program includes $391.1 million in proposed awards to 11 internet service providers, with more than $245 million in matching funds from the providers. The awards are subject to approval by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and, where applicable, by Tribal governments.
The projects will provide fiber optic service to about 31 percent of eligible locations, fixed wireless to 44 percent, and satellite service to 25 percent. In total, the program will reach approximately 54,000 locations across every region of the state.
Select awards include:
- $78.6 million to Archtop Fiber, matched with $28.2 million, to serve 2,511 locations in five counties with fiber.
- $121.2 million to CBN Geneva, matched with $40.3 million, to serve 3,951 locations in seven counties and the Shinnecock Reservation with fiber, and 18,101 locations in 29 counties and the Onondaga Reservation with fixed wireless.
- $20.4 million to SpaceX, matched with $18.7 million, to serve 13,615 locations in 37 counties and three Tribal reservations with satellite.
- $64.5 million to Verizon New York, matched with $126.6 million, to serve 4,017 locations in 13 counties and the Tonawanda Reservation with fiber.
- $27 million to Spectrum Northeast, matched with $4.1 million, to serve 2,919 locations in Chautauqua County and the Tuscarora Nation with fiber.
Funding comes from $664.6 million allocated to New York in 2023 under the federal Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment Program through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The awards and award terms are subject to change as ConnectALL proceeds through the awards process.
The ConnectALL initiative also includes programs to support municipal broadband networks, expand service in affordable housing, improve digital equity, and create a statewide public fiber network along the New York Thruway.