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January 22, 2024 | 9:28 AM

Pa.’s broadband authority reverses position on key state law before new federal funding arrives

The Broadband Development Authority initially said it would waive a key section of the 2004 law that restricts publicly owned broadband networks. The agency reversed course after public comments.

By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

October 26, 2023 | 12:00 PM

Rural towns hope to entice remote workers to move to the Pa. Wilds with a ‘free’ summer. Here’s how it’s going.

Thousands of public dollars have gone toward the Wilds Are Working program. While only one participant has decided to move to the area, organizers say the program has other markers for success.

By Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College

July 17, 2023 | 10:29 AM

High-speed internet is expanding across Pennsylvania. Here’s what you should know.

By Ben Wasserstein/WITF

July 14, 2023 | 9:04 AM

What’s next as Pa. prepares to spend $1.2B on broadband

The Biden administration said the money will bring broadband to everyone in Pennsylvania.

By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

January 12, 2023 | 5:08 AM

Appalachian Regional Commission grants will assist rural broadband in Pennsylvania and 11 other states

Midstate counties considered a part of Appalachia are Columbia, Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder and Union.

By The Associated Press

December 30, 2022 | 9:23 AM

Gov. Tom Wolf urges Pennsylvanians to apply for federal internet assistance

By Jillian Forstadt/WESA

December 27, 2022 | 10:15 AM

To improve Internet speeds, Pa. needs help making an accurate broadband coverage map

By Kat Bolus/WVIA

September 8, 2022 | 5:00 AM

Pa. could get $1 billion in federal money for broadband expansion, new maps will help decide where up it goes

As Pennsylvania prepares for an anticipated flood of federal funding to improve broadband access, the state must first resolve a basic and yet surprisingly thorny challenge: pinpointing where high-speed internet is still unavailable.

By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

June 10, 2022 | 5:00 AM

A fight over public records could threaten novel approach to broadband in rural Pennsylvania

Officials in the Southern Alleghenies region created the organization in part to sidestep an obscure provision in state law that puts roadblocks in the way of local governments trying to build their own broadband networks.

By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

June 6, 2022 | 5:00 AM

Pennsylvania’s definition of broadband hasn’t changed in nearly 20 years

Everyone in Pennsylvania has access to broadband according to the definition set by state lawmakers in the early 2000s.

By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

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