Spitzer and legislature may be at odds in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19586773 en Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:39:44 EDT Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:39:44 EDT Re: Spitzer and legislature may be at odds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19589435 older dog : A good share of the more rural areas of N.Y. are not serviced by Verizon, and those telcos are far ahead of Verizon at providing universal broadband, but at a significantly higher price with lower speeds. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19589435 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:17:31 EDT Spitzer and legislature may be at odds http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19586773 TKJunkMail : Spitzer:
A state Council for Universal Broadband will distribute US$5 million in grants to research, design and provide broadband Internet that Spitzer said will lead to jobs and economic development. The plan is aimed at providing a tool to help the long stagnant economy in upstate counties.
Legislator:
"We welcome the governor's involvement," said Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a Westchester Democrat who has sought accessible broadband service for years. "The key here is affordability in low-income neighborhoods that are already wired," Brodsky said. "The Assembly has a plan to do that, to deal with that problem. We'd love to sit down and negotiate with the governor, but I don't see anything in the governor's proposal about a legislative role."
Spitzer wants to spread broadband more widely. And Brodsky wants another WELFARE subsidy program for the poor in areas that already have broadband. Bend over taxpayers - here it comes again.

The news item doesn't say where Spitzer will get his $5 million or if he needs the legislature to appropriate money or whether he will get it from some funds he has stashed away in some other budget area.
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