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posted by Fnord666 on Friday January 10 2020, @02:34PM   Printer-friendly
from the dumb-pipes dept.

The New York City government has released an "Internet Master Plan" that calls for universal broadband throughout the five boroughs, relying on open-access fiber networks that can be used by multiple ISPs.

[...]There's often a big difference between municipal plans and reality, of course. Los Angeles announced a universal fiber plan in November 2013. But the plan stalled after striking many experts as unrealistic—the city wanted to find a private company that would build the network at its own cost, offer free Internet to all residents (while charging for faster speeds), and make the infrastructure available to any other service provider on a wholesale basis.

[...]The New York City plan has raised excitement, though. Gigi Sohn, a consumer advocate and former Federal Communications Commission official, called NYC's plan "the most thoughtful and comprehensive blueprint by any major city to ensure that every resident and small business has affordable and open access to high-performance broadband." Sohn argued that states and municipalities must act because the "federal government has failed to meet the broadband needs of tens of millions of Americans."

[...]Importantly, the plan calls for wiring up parts of the city with the worst broadband access first. "The Master Plan prioritizes infrastructure development for neighborhoods that have low levels of commercial fiber service and where new construction opens the way for new providers and services," the document says.

[...]It's not clear how long the plan would take to implement, although it would certainly be at least a few years if the city does everything it aims to. Instead of charting out construction for the entire city in a single bidding round, the plan calls for an iterative process with multiple "procurement cycles to address infrastructure and service goals in new batches of neighborhoods or for new bundles of assets."

[...]The city's commitment to invest money instead of relying solely on the private sector is promising, Bergmayer said. "Substantial public investment will be necessary for truly universal service," he added. "The plan's focus on public investment in shared infrastructure is a good start."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/nyc-broadband-plan-calls-for-fiber-everywhere-with-isps-sharing-network/


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 11 2020, @03:13AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 11 2020, @03:13AM (#942145)

    Where are they going to get the money to do that.

    Then who is going to do it? Remember pretty much all of the people who can do exactly what they want work for the union that works for verizon. Good luck with that.

    They will pass some bond. Then laugh all the way to the bank with yet another 1-2 billion that does not light up one line. Just like the last 3 times they did this.