Broadband Deployment Overview
New York State’s ConnectALL Office has been allocated more than $664 million in funding from the federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program, part of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The BEAD allocation is the largest single investment in the ConnectALL initiative and will be used primarily for providing fiber optic infrastructure to locations in New York that currently have no broadband service. The BEAD allocation is a part of the ConnectALL Deployment Program.
Learn more about the ConnectALL Deployment Program
The National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) requires that States develop four different plans to receive their Broadband Deployment funding. These plans are:
- New York State Five-Year Action Plan
- Initial Proposal Volume 1
- Initial Proposal Volume 2
- The Final Proposal
Broadband Deployment Initial Proposal
New York State's Broadband Deployment Initial Proposal Vols. 1 & 2 describe how to most effectively invest the $664 million to attract private investment and reach unserved locations with a mix of fiber optic and wireless technologies.
Volume 1 includes details of existing broadband funding, unserved and underserved locations and community anchor institutions as defined by the BEAD program, and the challenge process to identify and confirm unserved and underserved locations. Volume 2 provides additional detail on ConnectALL’s approach to project areas and selection criteria.
The draft New York State Broadband Deployment Initial Proposal was open for public comment for a period of 30 days. Based on the comments received, revisions were made to both Volumes and Appendices (as indicated below) and submitted to NTIA in December 2023. Volume 1 and Volume 2 have been approved by NTIA. A Document Change Log can be found at the end of each Volume. Public Comment Disclosure can be found in Appendix 2 of Volume 2.
- Read the NTIA press release
- Read the New York State Broadband Deployment Initial Proposal Volume 1 (approved by NTIA)
- NYS IPV1 - Appendix 1 - Broadband Funding
- NYS IPV1 - Appendix 2 - Unserved Locations (revised)
- NYS IPV1 - Appendix 3 - Underserved Locations (revised)
- NYS IPV1 - Appendix 4 - CAIs (revised February 23, 2024. The list of CAIs was updated to correct the transposition of latitudes and longitudes for a number of entries.)
- NYS IPV1 - Appendix 5 - Deduplication Programs
- Read the New York State Broadband Deployment Initial Proposal Volume 2 (Approved by NTIA, updated 8/16/2024)
NYS BEAD Five-Year Action Plan
The BEAD Five-Year Action Plan outlines goals and priorities for the $664 million allocated for broadband deployment in New York State under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These goals and priorities align with Governor Hochul’s commitment to affordable, reliable, and accessible, broadband for all residents across the State. The Plan notes the cost of building new fiber infrastructure to all unserved addresses identified by the FCC. The Plan also presents initial results from ConnectALL’s Internet and Digital Equity Listening Campaign, the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the digital divide in New York, encompassing both infrastructure and non-infrastructure barriers to broadband adoption.