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Alfred University, ION near agreement to bring improved broadband access to regionBroadband Access Agreement • July 13th, 2018
New York's Southern Tier - Steuben, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties - has long been at a competitive disadvantage when it came to fast access to the Internet.Limitations on infrastructure meant businesses, schools, hospitals and non-profit agencies located in the Southern Tier had slower, more expensive and sometimes less reliable access to the Internet.But an infusion of funds from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and a partnership with ION - Independent Optical Network - will change that for Alfred University and others in the Southern Tier."This began more than three years ago," recalls Gary Roberts, director of Information Technology Services (ITS) for the University. During a Strategic Planning Council meeting, the limitations on broadband access were identified as an issue to be addressed.Roberts said it was evident "Everything was migrating toward broadband delivery. Even traditional entertainment and utilities such as television programmin
