New York is making major moves to close the digital divide with $15.5 million in new funding for mobile service upgrades and broadband infrastructure projects across rural and underserved communities. The new awards include $5.2 million for four mobile service projects in Nassau, Otsego, Schenectady, and Warren counties, and over $10 million in broadband grants for Allegany and Broome counties that will bring service to more than 800 households. “Reliable mobile service is vital to New York’s economy and critical to driving innovation, jobs and opportunity statewide,” said Governor Hochul. The state also announced fiber broadband expansions in Allegany and Broome counties. ConnectALL is also building the Excelsior Broadband Network, a statewide public fiber line that will run the full length of the New York State Thruway.