SLINGERLANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- As we continue to follow cell-phone dead zones across Albany County — local leaders say they’re taking new steps to closing the digital divide. In rural parts of Albany County, internet access is still hard to come by — a problem that’s impacted students, families, and small businesses for years. Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy says a multi-million-dollar project is now aimed at changing that.

Mccoy says the county invested $3.2 Million Dollars of ARPA funding to bring broadband to about 1,000 homes and businesses across Coeymans, Berne, Westerlo, Rensselaerville, Knox, New Scotland and Bethlehem. McCoy explained how the coverage area was selected, saying, "The addresses were selected based on the FCC National Broadband Map and then redefined through a

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