Trump's Broadband Funding Cuts Hit Pennsylvania

Telecoms Beg Trump Admin To Kill State Laws Requiring They Provide Affordable Broadband To Poor People

During peak COVID lockdowns in 2021, New York State passed a law requiring that big ISPs (with over 20k users) offer low-income residents 25 Mbps broadband for $15. It wasn’t a huge ask. It costs major ISPs little to nothing to provide that speed over modern fiber networks, but the broadband industry sued anyway. Without success: the…

Sen. Democrats Call for Stop to Funneling Money to Starlink in States

Since taking office, Trump and his administration have hit the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment fund with several major roadblocks.

Millions for public Wi-Fi in Pennsylvania cut as Trump targets 'racist' broadband program

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Pennsylvania will lose out on more than $35 million in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access after the Trump administration abruptly canceled two grant programs that were part of former President Joe Biden’…

Millions for public Wi-Fi, digital skills classes in Pa. cut as Trump targets 'racist' broadband program

The Trump administration recently cancelled more than $35 million in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access in Pennsylvania. The canceled funds were supposed to teach digital skills and make laptops available at low or no cost.

Trump's broadband funding cuts hit Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania will lose out on more than $35 million in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access after the Trump administration abruptly canceled two grant programs that were part of former President Joe Biden’s push to bring broadband to everyone in the U.S. The move came shortly after President Donald Trump declared the underlying law “racist” and “wholly unconstitutional” in a social media post in early May. The funding was created…

Millions for Public Wi-Fi, Digital Skills Classes in Pa. Cut as Trump Targets 'Racist' Broadband Program

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Pennsylvania will lose out on more than $35 million in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access after the Trump administration abruptly canceled two grant programs that were part of former President Joe Biden’s…