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.