Election game broadband

The state Senate voted in favor of the bill, returning it to the House to approve recent amendments. Michelle Lujan Grisham had no right to allocate the funds herself. The Legislature is on track to put around half of that money in the general fund, allowing it to allocate the money next year. This made telemedicine, work commitments and remote learning nearly impossible.

In fact, reports of high school students who had difficulty graduating from high school due to being in a last-mile situation have been heard all too often. Help is on the way for Pennsylvanians in this unfortunate situation. American Rescue Plan funding given to Pennsylvania counties has begun to be deployed into rural areas. While there is certainly no one-size-fits-all technology when discussing broadband, one technology that rural counties are increasingly turning to to meet the needs of citizens in low-density areas is fiber-optic lines.

Investing in fiber-optic lines could be a real solution, a long-term solution, to unserved areas of Pennsylvania whose businesses and citizens have a desperate need for broadband. Fiber-optic lines are a reliable and efficient way to address rural broadband needs. The speed fiber provides, coupled with the low maintenance it requires, make fiber effective.

Fiber-optic cables can save on long-term maintenance costs in areas of the state that are not as accessible and are flexible to transition customers as their needs change. It is no wonder many counties are turning to new and improved technologies to help connect our most rural communities.

The Pennsylvania State Grange is excited to be an integral part of policy decisions as they are being made on the topic of broadband.

Collins noted the department is currently working on identifying state lawmakers to serve on the Broadband Development Authority. From there, the team will begin to pinpoint regions in the state most in need of infrastructure for high-speed internet access. This article originally ran on northcentralpa.

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