Pennsylvania is receiving its first funds from the federal government’s internet for all initiative to expand broadband and high-speed internet.
The $6.6 million at the state will receive is the first of more than $100 million to be managed by the Pennsylvania broadband authority. Kevin Gallagher, senior advisor to the US department of Commerce says the funding will help close the digital divide in the state.
It’s estimated that about 800,000 people in Pennsylvania are without access to high-speed internet. Governor Tom Wolfe in a statement said that the lack of affordable accessible broadband is one of the biggest problems that’s holding back the state’s economy.
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