Can your NYC business benefit from free high-speed fiber broadband build-out? We’re talking about reliable, steady internet access with connectivity speeds hundreds of times faster than Cable and DSL.
Take the first steps to getting fiber for your business by applying by Thursday, December 27 to the ConnectNYC Fiber Challenge, one of the City’s initiatives in partnership with Time Warner Cable and Optimum Online (Cablevision) to upgrade buildings across the five boroughs with free fiber optic wiring.
It’s simple to enter:
1. Accept the challenge at http://nycfiberchallenge.com
2. Complete all of the required fields on the submission form, including the following:
- Basic information about the business;
- Description of current internet connectivity;
- Anticipated upload and download speeds required for business activities; and
- A description of how fiber connectivity could increase jobs and productivity in the business at the location.
Above is a map of business-only fiber availability in the New York City area as of June 30, 2012. Read more on NYCEDC’s blog.