NY lawmakers OK measure requiring Wi-Fi in homeless shelters statewide

High-speed broadband access could be coming to every homeless shelter across New York state under a newly passed bill awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature.

The bill, passed by the Legislature earlier this month, requires every homeless shelter to make Wi-Fi available in private and common areas and ensure download and upload speeds of at least 1 gigabit per second.

A spokesperson for the governor’s office said she would review the bill…

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