NYC Council Creates Public Broadband Commission

The New York City Council has voted today to pass Intro. 625-A, which establishes a task force to study how affordable broadband access can be made available for residents of New York City.

Intro. 625-A is establishes “a temporary advisory committee to advise the mayor and the speaker of the council on issues pertaining to access to broadband technologies within the city of New York”.

This is a great first step in the battle for universal, affordable internet service for all New Yorkers, and is something that NYCwireless has testified in support of at hearings. Many thanks to Councilmember Gale Brewer and her staff for having the foresight of sponsoring this bill and working diligently to get it enacted.´

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