They are running out of room again. That is the issue. If you look at the way the locals have been added ( http://ekb.dbstalk.com/5 look towards the bottom of the page) they are added in spurts as the new satellites are thrown up in the sky.
I have never once heard anything official about Binghamton. I got several e-mails last summer telling me that Binghamton was planned for "Spring 2005". Whether or not it really it is - is another story.