broadband access

The Surge Link program promises to provide free internet to more than 2,500 of Syracuse's most economically vulnerable households.

The City of Syracuse wants to partner with a Finger Lakes company to provide affordable high-speed internet, an update on the region's first collaborative school focused on science and the arts, and more in the WAER News Round-Up.

The City of Syracuse wants to partner with a Finger Lakes company to provide affordable high-speed internet service to low-income Syracuse residents.

Central New York gets a new rep in Congress, a state official finds taxpayers may have lost big from unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, and winter made its first appearance in Syracuse. Read This week's WAER Round-Up to find more on other local news you've missed from Nov. 14-18.

Roughly 1,500 households in the county's rural areas will finally have access to broadband internet by early to mid-2024.

Using American Rescue Plan Act funding, the city requests proposals to implement a community internet access program to decrease the city's digital divide.

The Upstate New York representatives want to remove red tape for providers who build out fiber optic cable lines that serve broadband connections.

A new report by the state’s Comptroller finds that despite years of government programs, 1 million New York households still have no access to the internet, and many in rural areas have limited access to inadequate services.

Onondaga County is taking steps to diagnose and address the digital divide in its rural areas. County Executive Ryan McMahon visited Fabius Friday, where…

How might the state move forward positively after all the negative impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic? Governor Andrew Cuomo Tuesday laid out plans to help…