Gov Cuomo Vetoes Bill To Study Municipal Broadband Programs

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY)  quietly vetoed A.2037, which passed the state Assembly 120-26 during the last legislative session. The legislation was sponsored in the Assembly by Aileen Gunther (D-Monticello) and would have required the state Public Service Commission to study the feasibility of a municipal broadband program in New York state. Assemblyman Andrew Goodell (R-Jamestown) was among the 26 votes against the study. On the floor of the Assembly, Assemblyman Goodell said the study is premature in the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s half-billion dollar program to expand broadband access throughout the state.