The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority has opened applications for a grant program that will funnel $20 million into free laptop computers for the public.
The waiver for “Build America, Buy America” rules confirms that most of the broadband equipment used for the BEAD program will be made in the United States.
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) talks to an aid as Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on March 28, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
A group of 14 U.S. senators wrote a letter to federal telecommunications officials asking for relaxed requirements put on internet service providers participating in a major broadband…
“Every week that we’re delayed is another week that people are not going to get the connections that they need to thrive online,” said NTIA administrator Alan…