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Internet Infrastructure Upgrade in Homeless Shelters

Sector: Government • Location: Albany, New York, United States

Source: InformNNY.com

Project
Planned

The project involves installing better internet infrastructure in homeless shelters across New York State to provide free, high-speed internet access. The initiative is part of New York's Digital Equity Plan and aims to help shelter residents access education, employment, housing, and daily life activities. The state government allocated up to $20 million for this project, with $17 million from th

Status
Prospective
Sector
Government, Education, Telecommunications, Commercial, Broadband, Residential
Location
Albany, New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
InformNNY.com

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The project “Internet Infrastructure Upgrade in Homeless Shelters” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Albany, New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from InformNNY.com.

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The project involves installing better internet infrastructure in homeless shelters across New York State to provide free, high-speed internet access. The initiative is part of New York's Digital Equity Plan and aims to help shelter residents access education, employment, housing, and daily life activities. The state government allocated up to $20 million for this project, with $17 million from the ConnectALL broadband equity office and $3 million from the Public Service Commission. Legislation is proposed to mandate broadband internet and WiFi in all temporary housing facilities with specific speed and privacy standards.

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United States of America (USA)

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New York

City

Albany

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Government, Education, Telecommunications, Commercial, Broadband, Residential

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2026-05-31

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