A call to connect FiOS to downtown Albany

Local leaders urged Verizon to bring its FiOS fiber-optic technology to the city of Albany (NY) and accused the company of "redlining," or not installing the high-speed network, because low-income areas make such investments undesirable for the company, an assertion Verizon called "1,000 percent incorrect."

State Sen. Neil Breslin and Mayor-elect Kathy Sheehan, along with representatives from the Albany business and labor community, are making the case that Verizon should install FiOS downtown because it would bring schools, businesses and those in the community onto the cutting edge of technology and help economic growth in the area. "Albany cannot be redlined," State Sen. Breslin said. "I urge them to reconsider and come to Albany and other upstate cities."