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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Comparison of current approach with previous Internet Master Plan
0:17:02
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72 sec
OTI addresses the comparison between their current approach and the previous Internet Master Plan, explaining why they changed course and the benefits of their new strategy.
- The Internet Master Plan data is considered outdated, representing a snapshot from early 2020
- OTI evaluated how to provide the best service to the largest number of people as quickly as possible, leading to the creation of Big Apple Connect
- They argue that Big Apple Connect has proven to be less expensive and more effective than the Internet Master Plan
- OTI believes reverting to the Internet Master Plan would hinder progress, cost more, and potentially harm residents on the wrong side of the digital divide
- They express openness to working towards shared goals without adhering strictly to the prior administration's plan
Brett Sikoff
0:17:02
Finally, we are aware that the aim of this bill has been described as resurrecting the Internet master plan.
0:17:08
That plan featured data representing an outdated snapshot of the state of broadband access in New York City in early twenty twenty, a lifetime ago in our post pandemic world.
0:17:19
After the Adams administration took office and Mayor Adams created OTI, we evaluated how we could provide the best service to the largest amount of people as quickly as possible, not five or ten years down the road.
0:17:31
This led to the creation of Big Apple Connect.
0:17:34
Our change in course from the Internet Master Plan to Big Apple Connect has proven to be both less expensive and a more effective way to deliver high speed broadband service to New Yorkers.
0:17:44
We believe a pivot back to the Internet Nest Plan, as it has been proposed over five years ago, would hinder the progress we've made over the past three years, cost taxpayers more money, and could harm residents of communities on the wrong side of the digital divide.
0:17:59
That said, it is worth emphasizing that there are many opportunities for us to work towards our shared goals without holding the prior administration's plan on a pedestal.
0:18:09
Thank you so much for the opportunity to testify today.
0:18:12
We will now be happy to answer any questions.