N.Y. PSC Plans More Hearings on Broadband Gaps

The New York Public Service Commission seeks to refresh the record on residential and commercial broadband availability, affordability and adoption. The PSC said Tuesday it scheduled virtual hearings for March 27 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. EDT. Written comments are due April 10 in case 22-M-0313, it said. The PSC specifically seeks comments on locations lacking services with 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds and what limits its availability there. Also, the commission wants to know about locations with download speeds greater than 25 Mbps but less than 100 Mbps, locations with only one ISP, and locations where broadband costs too much for some consumers or businesses "and the size of the cost barriers." The commission sought similar feedback last year (see 2302270027).