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Four fiber-optic projects with a total price tag of $47 million have been approved and funded in Clearfield County. The projects are intended to improve broadband access and high-speed internet availability throughout the county.
Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) has announced that Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative will be awarded nearly $4.8 million to increase access to reliable, high-speed internet…
Four fiber-optic projects that will improve the county’s broadband access and high-speed internet were approved April 18 by the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The $204 million Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP) funded by the ARPA Capital Projects Fund resulted in 53 project awards, affecting 42 counties state-wide.
Comcast announced it has been selected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as part of the Broadband Infrastructure Program funded by the Capital Projects Fund (CPF), to expand its network across 158 municipalities.
The announcement brings the total number of states that have received full approval to seven. In addition, the District of Columbia has received full approval.
The state’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal – Volume II was approved Tuesday by the federal Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced on Tuesday it has approved Volume 2 of Pennsylvania’s BEAD implementation plan.
May 14, 2024
Today, the PBDA received federal approval of its Volume II BEAD Initial Proposal in an important step forward in Pennsylvania’s efforts to invest $1.16 billion in federal funding to expand internet service for unserved and underserved Pennsylvanians. The Shapiro Administration has a concrete plan of action to ensure the BEAD funding connects every Pennsylvanian to […]
April 18, 2024
The investment will bring high-speed internet to over 100,000 Pennsylvanians in 42 counties across the Commonwealth that currently have no service or struggle with poor service. The Shapiro Administration is working hard to ensure every Pennsylvanian can access reliable, affordable, high-speed internet to grow our economy, allow more kids to learn and thrive in school, […]
Pennsylvania will be getting $1.2 billion in BEAD rural broadband funding, making it one of the top states in terms of amount awarded. Telecompetitor spoke recently with Brandon Carson, executive director of the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, about BEAD and other efforts to make broadband available throughout the state.
