New York Senate Panel Clears Bill Seeking PSC Broadband Study
A bill directing the New York Public Service Commission review broadband cleared the Energy and Telecom Committee at a Tuesday meeting livestreamed from Albany. The panel voted by voice for S-5696A, plus S-6833 to establish a suicide prevention hotline. The…
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broadband bill by Sen. Jen Metzger (D) would direct the PSC to study availability, affordability and reliability of broadband, and “assess the efficacy and make recommendations regarding levels of competition among providers, as well as any regulatory and statutory barriers.” It would ask the agency to make recommendations about technology, identify noncompliance with local franchise agreements and legal settlements related to the internet, and find areas where poor web access hurts communities. S-5696A goes next to the Senate floor.