Thousands of residents in the Southern Tier will soon have access to high-speed broadband internet thanks to a federal grant.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that as part of the ConnectALL’s Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program, over 4,200 homes and businesses across Chemung, Tioga, Steuben, Schuyler and Tompkins Counties will soon have access to 223 miles of fiber optic infrastructure.
“These awards mark the next step in our billion-dollar effort to close New York’s digital divide,” Governor Hochul said. “Thanks to our historic ConnectALL initiative and support from the Biden administration and New York’s congressional delegation, we are funding projects from Syracuse to Franklin County to strengthen our broadband infrastructure and bring affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to more than 25,000 New York families.”
The Southern Tier is receiving $18.2 million dollars out of a total of $228 million dollars coming to New York from the US Department of Treasury’s American Rescue Plan Capital Projects fund.
