Local lawmakers have also criticized the initiative's $90 million price tag, particularly when the federal government’salready covers up to $30 in internet costs each month for low-income households at no cost to the city.
Gothamist back in December that the small, local service providers tapped for the early stages of the canceled Internet Master Plan could keep serving the NYCHA developments where they’d already installed equipment.“Why take out a system that’s already in place? Why take away the choice?” he said. “To see [the city] just reverse direction is kind of mind-boggling.”that PCC technicians had installed the network equipment at the Melrose Houses in November 2021.
that a selection of buildings in those boroughs will get hooked up to a wireless mesh network as part of the newly announced pilot program.“We remain committed to programs that increase access to fast and reliable internet for NYCHA’s families," he added.