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  "description": "New York City’s reliance on companies like Spectrum and Verizon has not delivered affordable or universal service, analysts say.\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:23:23.000Z",
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  "textContent": "April 17, 2026 – New York City should shift away from subsidizing private internet providers and instead build publicly owned broadband infrastructure, analysts said in a new report Wednesday.\n\n“For decades, the city has tried to solve this problem by giving money to companies like Verizon and Spectrum, hoping they'll build in underserved neighborhoods,” wrote policy advisors **Suzi Ragheb** and **Katherine Jin** for Tech Policy Press. “It hasn't worked.”\n\nThe authors pointed to the Big Apple Connect program, a partnership with Charter Communications Spectrum and Altice (Optimum) launched in 2022, as an example.\n\nLearn more about the Broadband Community...\n\n\n                            Start Your Broadband Journey Here\n                        \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Analysts Call for Public Broadband as Thousands Remain Offline in NYC",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-22T09:49:34.280Z"
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