Broadband stimulus provides windfall for rural New York

While several broadband buildouts have received tens of millions of dollars from the federal government, the largest so far is a project that will deploy high-speed broadband all throughout New York State.

The ION Upstate New York Rural Broadband Initiative has received a $39.7 million grant to stretch out its existing fiber network throughout western and upstate New York. Overall, the fiber network will span 1,308 miles and 70 rural communities, and will bring broadband access to an estimated 250,000 households and 38,000 businesses...