Peter Rasmusson, cofounder and CEO of FARR Technologies, discusses the broadband grants announced by the New York State Governor Cuomo in his 2015 State of the State address. He points out that these grants represent opportunities for all providers, incumbent or CLEC, to build fiber and/or wireless plant in areas that would otherwise be impossible to justify. One-time, 1:1 matching grants are proposed, so providers will have skin in the game. As he points out, details on this multi-year program are still being determined.

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