Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Announces Provisional Approval of Nearly $800 Million in BEAD Grants That Will Connect All Pennsylvanians with High-Speed Internet

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) Board of Directors has provisionally approved $793.4 million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grants that will universally connect all Pennsylvanians to high-speed internet once fully approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The federal funding will connect all remaining locations across the Commonwealth that currently lack high-speed internet service. Following a seven-day public comment period which begins Aug 22 and ends at 5:00 PM (ET) on Friday, August 29, 2025, the BEAD provisional selections and final proposal will be submitted to the NTIA by September 4, 2025. The NTIA has committed to approving and disbursing the BEAD funds by the end of 2025. The final BEAD proposal is the final critical submission by states and territories to unlock their BEAD broadband deployment funding. Pennsylvania was awarded $1.16 billion in BEAD funding. The provisional grant selections outlined in the proposal include a diverse mix of technologies such as fiber, hybrid-fiber coaxial, fixed wireless, and low-Earth orbit satellite.