Feb
17
Corning Helping Build Upstate NY Fiber Ring – Will Provide $10 Million Of $12 Million Projected Cost
Telecompetitor directs our attention to the fact that fiber optic vendor Corning plans to foot the bill for a new 235-mile fiber optic ring in upstate New York (pdf). The effort is being led by the Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board (STC), which failed to get broadband funding from the NTIA during broadband stimulus proposals (perhaps they can have Wisconsin's unwanted funds). A new not-for-profit local development corporation called Southern Tier Network will own, build and manage the New York network with Corning contributing $10 million toward the $12.2 million project's estimated construction cost. The open access network will then lease connectivity to other carriers across the largely under-served portion of NY State, and provide much-needed emergency and municipal connectivity.
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