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# NYC Public Advocate Outlines 15-Year Municipal Broadband Plan
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/nyc-public-advocate-outlines-15-year-municipal-broadband-plan/
- Published: 2026-06-01T15:48:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T21:51:51.000Z
- Description: Jumaane Williams's ‘Internet for All’ proposal would create a nonprofit public internet option, aiming to expand fiber access citywide.
- Author: Zach Stark
- Tags: Funding, Broadband Infrastructure, #with-siderail, Jumaane Williams, Zohran Mamdani, Municipalization, New York City, NYPL Neighborhood Internet

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2026 – New York City Public Advocate **Jumaane D. Williams** outlined his “Internet for All” plan in [a report released](https://advocate.nyc.gov/press/get-connected-nyc-public-advocate-unveils-plan-to-build-citywide-internet-for-all?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) Wednesday.

The plan, designed to reduce costs and increase access for broadband in New York City, seeks to make fiber universally available throughout New York City. The proposal involves creating a municipal system with a not-for-profit public option for high-speed internet access.

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“Customers in the Bronx pay the highest average cost per month, $79.82, for the slowest average speeds, about 198.02 megabits per second among the boroughs,” Williams said.

Williams previously called for municipalizing New York City’s electrical grid in a [report six years ago](https://advocate.nyc.gov/resources/reports/Municipal-Grid-Report-OPA-%5FTOSsNY4GAy6.pdf?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com), citing similar concerns related to affordability. His new Internet plan comes amid Mayor **Zohran Mamdani’s** [$2 million announcement](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/mamdani-announces-2-million-to-expand-free-broadband-access/) to expand the city’s Neighborhood Internet program, which provides free broadband service to low-income residents in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan. 

Wiliams’s 15-year plan would begin with stronger oversight of existing broadband providers before moving to the acquisition of broadband infrastructure and expanded fiber deployment. The final phase envisions a citywide municipal broadband network offering a nonprofit public option for high-speed internet service.

Municipal broadband projects have been the [subject of debate](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/new-york-opens-36-million-for-open-access-municipal-broadband/) nationwide, with supporters arguing public ownership can lower prices and expand access, while critics contend government-run networks can be costly and difficult to sustain.