Via Connect Beaver County: Connect Beaver County Broadband Announces Groundbreaking in Hanover Township
Read the PDF Connect Beaver County Broadband Announces Groundbreaking in Hanover Township Armstrong to begin construction, bringing high-speed, reliable Internet to previously unserved residents Beaver County, Pennsylvania, For Release on March 23, 2023 The Connect Beaver County Broadband Program announced today that local Internet service provider (ISP) Armstrong has initiated fiber construction that will bring […]
Fact Sheet: Construction For New High-Speed Internet Access is About to Begin
Via Connect Beaver County: Beaver County Celebrates Digital Inclusion Week by Announcing Digital Navigator Program, Affordable Connectivity Programs
Read the PDF Beaver County Celebrates Digital Inclusion Week by Announcing Digital Navigator Program, Affordable Connectivity Programs BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, For Release on Oct. 3, 2022 – In observance of Digital Inclusion Week, October 3-7, Beaver County is proud to join with hundreds of organizations nationally that are working to raise awareness of solutions that […]
Via Spotlight PA: New Maps Will Help Decide Where up to $1 billion in Federal Money Goes for PA Broadband Expansion
HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania prepares for an anticipated flood of federal funding to improve broadband access, the state must first resolve a basic and yet surprisingly thorny challenge: pinpointing where high-speed internet is still unavailable. Almost everyone agrees that the federal government’s current broadband maps are deeply inaccurate… Read the Article
Via The Times: Four Beaver County Communities Closer to Full Broadband Access
The Connect Beaver County Broadband Program announced preliminary design will begin to expand broadband services to unserved locations in Beaver County. Hanover Township will be paired with Armstrong as the Internet Service Provider (ISP)… Read the Article
Via Connect Beaver County: Connect Beaver County Reports Progress to Provide Broadband Access to More Than 200 Locations in Four Beaver County Communities.
Read the PDF Connect Beaver County Reports Progress to Provide Broadband Access to More Than 200 Locations in Four Beaver County Communities Two Early Action Projects Advance with Selection of Internet Service Providers Beaver County, Pennsylvania, For Release on August 25, 2022 The Connect Beaver County Broadband Program today announced that two Early Action Projects […]
Via Beaver County: Public Launch Event – Beaver County Commits Nearly $20 Million to Deliver Broadband Access
The Beaver County Office of Planning and Redevelopment launched the Connect Beaver County Broadband Program in coordination with key funding champions and local beneficiaries. This program is dedicated to delivering high-speed internet to locations that are currently unserved or underserved in the county. Check out the highlights video from the press event to learn more.
Via Beaver County: National Association Counties Provides Update on Broadband Funding – The Recovery Fund and Broadband
The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (Recovery Fund), part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which NACo helped to develop and strongly advocated to pass, allocates $65.1 billion. These funds provide direct, flexible aid for every county, parish and borough in America. Counties are on the front lines in delivering this aid […]
Via Beaver County: Broadband Data Collection & Feasibility Study Completed
In fall 2021, Beaver County completed the Broadband Verification initiative. This initiative included data validation, broadband field surveys and public outreach to identify areas in Beaver County that are unserved or underserved for broadband connectivity. Leveraging the Federal Communications Commission’s data, Beaver County developed GIS mapping, and conducted residential and business outreach through a series […]
Via Beaver County: Windstream Awarded Rural Digital Opportunity Funding for Broadband
In late 2020, the FCC awarded funding for fixed broadband internet service in unserved areas in Beaver County through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). RDOF is a federally operated program through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designed to bring high-speed fixed broadband service to rural areas of the country that are considered unserved (25 […]