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Frontier rakes in state grant funds — but questions persist over spotty service Local subscribers have long complained about provider By Pete DeMola EDITOR
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced nearly $210 million in direct state investment for the final round of grant funding for the state’s universal broadband program on Jan. 31, 2018. Photo by Pete DeMola
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NORTH CREEK | The state announced $103 million in funding to provide broadband for the North Country last week. The third and final round of grant funding, part of a $341 million package to wire 122,285 homes and locations statewide, comes as the state nears the finish line for an ambitious effort to provide universal broadband by the end of the year. Just 20 percent of the North Country had internet access four years ago, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “Now with round three, 100 percent internet access in the North Country,” Cuomo said in Plattsburgh last week. The state has pledged up to $500 million, which will be leveraged with private investment topping $1 billion.
The “last mile” funding is designed to cover the thorniest, most remote areas of the state, many of which rely on spotty satellite service — or have no coverage at all — due to the prohibitive cost of installation. The governor said 99.9 percent of the state will have access to speeds of 100 mbps or greater at the program’s completion, with 25 mbps for the most “rural and remote areas.” Frontier Communications received $9.7 million in state funds to provide service to 2,735 locations in the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and the North Country. But complaints abound about slow or non-existent service being offered by the provider.
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Wilmington resident Bob Rose said he’s been battling with Frontier for months over slow and intermittent service, calling it “disgustingly inadequate.” It’s a familiar routine: The modem blinks, Rose loses service, and a phone call results in a visit by local servicemen — when they come. Even scheduling poses a problem, with long wait times. » Frontier Cont. on pg. 3
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Annual event features homemade sleds » pg. 6
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