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Sep 8, 20223 min read
New maps will help decide where up to $1 billion in federal money goes for Pa. broadband expansion
[Published by Spotlight PA, September 8, 2022] HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania prepares for an anticipated flood of federal funding to...

Sep 2, 20223 min read
Broadband expansion highlights BCDA roundtable
[Originally published by the Bedford Gazette, September 2, 2022] A group of local leaders and county officials were on hand Thursday...


Jul 13, 20224 min read
Firm hired to build broadband towers
[Published in the Altoona Mirror, July 13th, 2022] BEDFORD — The Bedford County commissioners appointed Mission Critical Partners Tuesday...


Jun 11, 20222 min read
Erb backs broadband connections
[Published in the Altoona Mirror, June 11th, 2022] HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County Commissioner Bruce Erb is voicing his support for...


Jun 6, 20229 min read
THE DISCONNECT
[Originally published by Spotlight PA, June 2022] An obscure provision tucked into Pennsylvania law nearly two decades ago could...


Apr 5, 20222 min read
Rural Central Pa. counties to see expanded broadband access
[Published by ABC 27, Harrisburg on April 5th, 2022] (WHTM) — These days, the vast majority of Americans have access to high-speed...


Mar 22, 20223 min read
Broadband boost: Cambria community receives internet funding
[Published on March 22, 2022 in The Tribune-Democrat] JOHNSTOWN, PA. – As the co-owner of a Cambria County internet provider, Nick...


Mar 1, 20221 min read
Pennsylvania to receive more than $20M in federal funding for broadband
[Published by Pennsylvania Business Report, March 1, 2022] The Rural Broadband Infrastructure Expansion in the Alleghenies project will...


Feb 26, 20223 min read
$20 million grant awarded to expand regional broadband access
[Originally published in the Huntingdon Daily News, Feb. 26, 2022] Huntingdon County Commissioners announced Friday that more than $20...


Feb 25, 20222 min read
Vision 2022 | 'Looking forward': Counties launch study to expand broadband service
[Published in the Tribune-Democrat, Feb. 25th, 2022] Cambria and Somerset counties are continuing efforts to increase broadband due to...


Feb 10, 20222 min read
Cambria County will pay $50K share of broadband study costs
[Published by Tribune-Democrat, Feb. 10th, 2022] EBENSBURG, Pa. – Cambria County on Thursday joined other regional counties in agreeing...


Feb 9, 20222 min read
Bedford commissioners take another step forward with the county’s broadband initiatives
[Excerpt from "$75M deal 'decades' in the works" published in the Bedford Gazette, Feb. 9th, 2021] In separate action, the commissioners...


Feb 2, 20223 min read
Somerset County approves joining regional broadband study
[Published in the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat on Feb. 2nd, 2022] SOMERSET, Pa. – For years, Cambria, Somerset and four nearby counties ...


Jan 13, 20222 min read
Bedford County approves broadband investments for 2022
[Originally aired and reported by WTAJ, January 12, 2022] BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Bedford County will continue to expand high-speed...

Jan 13, 20222 min read
County approves broadband budget
[Originally published by Bedford Gazette, January 12, 2022] The Bedford County commissioners approved a $2.3 million outline of broadband...


Jan 7, 20223 min read
Rural Broadband Efforts Moving Forward
Alleghenies Broadband, Inc. (ABI) is partnering with local governments and internet service providers to expand reliable, high-speed...


Nov 15, 20212 min read
Commissioners OK broadband plans
[The following article appeared in the Huntingdon Daily News, November 10th, 2021] Huntingdon County Commissioners approved awarding two...


Oct 25, 20215 min read
Slow Advance of Rural Area Broadband
[Originally published in the Morrison Cove Herald, October 21, 2021] The Information Age that began in the middle of the 20th century has...


Sep 18, 20211 min read
Bedford County awarded $746k to expand high-speed broadband access
[Originally published by WTAJ-TV on Sept. 18, 2021] BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) provided...


Sep 18, 20211 min read
Bedford gets broadband funds
[Originally published in the Altoona Mirror, September 18th, 2021] BEDFORD — Bedford County was awarded $745,588 by the Appalachian...
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