1: ACCESS Other Information:
Next Steps for Access -- To establish a truly connected city, the City of New York will continue to expand public Wi-Fi access
through partnerships that pose no cost to taxpayers, responding to the top request from the public for technical innovation.
In June 2011, Mayor Bloomberg and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson announced a public-private partnership that would bring unlimited
free public Wi-Fi to City parks. Currently, 23 locations in New York City parks have Wi-Fi hotspots with work underway on
the remaining three locations at Hunts Point Riverside, the High Line and Foley Square. When the $5 million project is complete,
New Yorkers will be able to choose from 26 Wi-Fi hotspots locations in 20 City parks. In addition, through a $10 million commitment
by Time Warner Cable and Cablevision in the City's cable franchise agreements, Wi-Fi access will grow to an additional 32
public parks and spaces. Access is free for up to 30 minutes per month, $0.99 per day thereafter, and free at all times to
Time Warner Cable and Cablevision broadband subscribers.
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