NYC Works With Grassroots for Low-Income Access Community Broadband Bits Podcast 254
Some time ago, when speaking with Joshua Breitbart, the Senior Advisor for Broadband to the New York City CTO Miguel Gami\xf1o, he mentioned to me that any subset of the issues they face with regard to improving Internet access in New York City is itself a massive issue. Joshua joins us to elaborate on that challenge and an exciting project that points to the way to solving some of their problems on episode 254 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast.\xa0We talk about Queensbridge Connected, a partnership to ensure people living in low-income housing have access to broadband Internet connections. We also discuss how their responsibility does not end merely with making Wi-Fi available, but actually helping people be prepared to use the connection safely.Joshua offers an important perspective on the challenges in large urban areas to make sure policy is\xa0fully responsive to local needs by ensuring residents are a\xa0part of the process and solution.\xa0Read the transcript of the show here.We want your feedback and suggestions for the show-please\xa0e-mail us\xa0or leave a comment below.This show is 21 minutes long and can be played on this page or\xa0via iTunes\xa0or the tool of your choice\xa0using this feed.You can download this mp3 file directly from here.\xa0Listen to\xa0other episodes here\xa0or\xa0view all episodes in our index.Thanks to Arne Huseby\xa0for the music. The song is\xa0Warm Duck Shuffle\xa0and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.