Pennsylvania cleared to spend $700M on broadband expansion

Pennsylvania can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute

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Pa. can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute

Pa. now has four years to make the faster internet services available to residents

Pennsylvania cleared to spend $700M on broadband expansion

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania can move ahead with spending more than $700 million on expanding high-speed internet in rural areas, after federal officials backed down from a threat to withhold the money because of a dispute over state labor law. The reversal removes what could have been a major roadblock to connecting roughly 130,000 Pennsylvania homes and businesses that still can’t get broadband. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Department o…