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Discussion on New York State broadband map and interactive mapping tools
1:06:56
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Council Member Holden inquires about the New York State broadband map and the possibility of creating an interactive map for public use. Brett Sikoff confirms the existence of the state map and mentions that OTI includes maps on their website showing franchise areas for cable companies.
- New York State already has a broadband map
- Council Member Holden's bill proposes an interactive map for public use
- OTI currently provides maps showing franchise areas for cable companies on their website
- The need for a comprehensive, user-friendly map to compare providers and coverage areas is discussed
Robert F. Holden
1:06:56
Also, York State already has a broadband map.
1:07:01
Correct?
Brett Sikoff
1:07:03
New York State, yes.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:07:04
Yeah.
1:07:05
New York State.
Robert F. Holden
1:07:06
What would it take to to utilize the publicly available map?
1:07:11
An interactive map on you know, because people don't know what they again, we're at the mercy of these cable companies.
1:07:20
Mhmm.
1:07:21
And it's it's it's muddled.
1:07:22
And they each claim they're better than the other.
1:07:25
Is there somewhere we can go and and look at this and say, what covers our area with an interactive map?
1:07:31
That's what my bill does.
1:07:33
Is currently available?
Brett Sikoff
1:07:35
So we do include maps on our website that has the franchise area for all the cable companies.
1:07:41
So as you know, Altice and Spectrum don't overlap.
1:07:43
They have not not just limited.