Long Island Broadband Expansion

awarded

A federal broadband expansion program under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is improving affordable broadband access across Long Island. The program includes $2 million allocated through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) to enhance internet access in Suffolk and Nassau counties, including new fiber optic wiring on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation. The project involves upgrading fixed wireless infrastructure with new transmitters on existing cell towers and stronger signals where towers are absent, aiming to increase competition and service availability.