In Greene County, for instance, the office estimates 91 percent of the county's 50,000 residents lack access to 100Mbps broadband -- and 79 percent can't even muster 6Mbps. While it's obviously very early days for the program, Cuomo's office seems mighty bullish about its potential, even with the not-so-far-off January 1st, 2019 deadline.
At the end of the next four years," New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul said, "you'll see that every business in this community, in this state, is connected and will have the fastest-speed broadband of any state in the nation."
