Eliot Spitzer just released his first ever video webcast. It's a preview of the State of Upstate address he'll be delivering shortly. He also uses this new medium to make this announcement regarding Universal Broadband, a subject near and dear to many of us here at TAP especially those on dialup upstate:
To strengthen New York's position, we must connect it to the world. Nearly 1 in 4 New Yorkers is unable to quickly download and watch the video you are watching right now. This is simply not acceptable. That is why later today I will announce that our fund will triple the amount of state investment in high speed, affordable broadband access. Our goal is to achieve universal broadband access and close the digital divide in New York by 2015. The fund will not be the end of our efforts, but the beginning.
