Governor Hochul Announces ConnectALL is Accepting Applications for $644 Million to Expand Affordable Broadband Access in New York State

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the release of the Request for Applications under the ConnectALL Deployment Program making $644 million in federal funding available to expand affordable, high-speed broadband access to the remaining homes and businesses in New York State that do not have any reliable broadband option or an existing commitment for service under another program. ConnectALL has identified 69,111 such locations that are eligible for new service under this Request for Applications, with measures to ensure that the new broadband service at these hard-to-reach homes and small businesses will be both accessible and affordable for all New Yorkers through requirements for low-cost service options. The funding represents the largest portion of New York's $664.6 million allocation from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.