2019 MAYOR DE BLASIO ENCOURAGES OUTER BOROUGH BROADBAND ADOPTION
1/7/2020 INTERNET MASTER PLAN ANNOUNCED
7/7/2020 $157 MILLION INVESTMENT TO ACCELERATE INTERNET MASTER PLAN ANNOUNCED
Goals to reach:
- 600,000 underserved New Yorkers
- 200,000 residents in public housing
11/2/2020 NYC COMPTROLLER STATES THERE ARE OVER 100,000 STUDENTS WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS
12/23/2020 NEW DEPUTY CTO AARON MEYERSON ANNOUNCED TO LEAD IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNET MASTER PLAN
3/3/2021 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ISSUED INVITING TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TO CREATE NEW AFFORDABLE BROADBAND SERVICE OPTIONS
The city states it will make city assets including street poles available.
3/4/2021 MAYOR & CTO ANNOUNCE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO DELIVER WI-FI, BROADBAND UPGRADES TO CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CENTERS
(Over 12,000 students & adults to benefit)
5/6/2021 NYC ANNOUNCES BROADBAND ACCESS FOR 13 NYCHA DEVELOPMENTS TO REACH 30,000 RESIDENTS
(First activity under RFP with 5 Partner Vendors)
7/27/2021 CITY ANNOUNCES BROADBAND ACCESS FOR 10,000 BRONX NYCHA RESIDENTS
(2nd activity under RFP bringing total to 40,000 in progress)
10/28/2021 CITY RELEASES STATEMENT CALLING INTO QUESTION HOW MUCH, IN ANY OF THE $157 MILLLION INVESTMENT ANNOUNCED 1/7/2020 HAS BEEN SPENT
(Also announced are goals to reach 70,000 NYCHA residents and 150,000 non-NYCHA residents by early 2022 and a public broadband infrastructure plan to cover 1.6 million residents over 36 months)
12/31/2021 END OF MAYOR DE BLASIO’S TERM IN OFFICE & INTERNET MASTER PLAN EFFORTS UNDER HIS DIRECTION.
(It is unknown as of this date whether Mayor Eric Adams will continue the Internet Master Plan)