Pennsylvania Invests $448 Million to Expand Affordable High-Speed Internet
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and the state Broadband Development Authority have announced more than $448 million in federal BEAD funding to expand high-speed internet access, the program's first round of awards in the state. The number of Pennsylvania households without broadband has fallen from more than 330,000 in 2022 to under 133,000, with the remaining connections targeted for completion within four years. A new website, pa.gov/ConnectPA, lets residents without service check when broadband is expected to reach their home. Projects include fiber, fixed wireless, multi-unit housing deployment and network upgrades.
(Source: Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Oct. 6, 2026)
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Photo: 图片来源：农村宽带光纤铺设施工，美国农业部 摄，公共领域（Wikimedia Commons）/ Rural broadband fiber installation, photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture, public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
