The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority has released the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Statewide Broadband Plan, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday. 

Fulton County is expected to receive an extensive broadband network courtesy of Upward Broadband, a Lancaster County-based and family-owned fixed wireless internet provider

Charlotte, North Carolina-based internet provider Brightspeed announced plans to reach up to 40,000 customers in Pennsylvania by the end of 2023, as part of the first phase of its fiber network build in the state.

Shenandoah Communications Co. – Shentel for short – announced that it’s continuing to enlarge its footprint in central Pennsylvania.

Comcast announced Wednesday that it has started providing services to customers in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, including residential broadband speeds up to 1.2 gigabits per second and business speeds up to 100 Gbps. 

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., known as Shentel, is expanding its footprint in central Pennsylvania. 

Harrisburg-based Keystone Initiative for Network-Based Education and Research (KINBER) has completed the sale of a majority of its assets to an Albany, New York-based fiber-optic provider. 

The creation of a new state authority tasked with rolling out broadband internet access across the state was approved with the passage of a bill in both the House and Senate this week. 

Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Dennis Davin has announced a new program with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will expand e-commerce opportunities for Pennsylvania small businesses and help residents buy local while shopping online.   

New York (CNN Business) A sweeping internet disruption on Thursday briefly took out a wide range of major corporate websites — from FedEx and Delta Airlines to HSBC and McDonald's.

Starting this month, non-governmental organizations can apply for part of $5 million in grant funding to design, build and operate a high-speed broadband service infrastructure throughout the state.

Bridge Tower Media and City Age presented “Connected Communities Episode 2 Smart City Futures” during a webinar Nov. 12. Moderated panels of experts from the public and private sectors spoke to the challenges of smart cities. This was the second webinar in a series.

Pennsylvania is on a mission to extend internet broadband service to every corner of the state, a goal many share so that no resident is left behind in the ongoing digital revolution. However, before broadband reaches all residents, educating new users on best practices of the internet and on cyber-security issues will become increasingly important, several observers noted.

A State College-based internet provider has increased its presence in Lebanon, Lebanon County after acquiring a local fiber internet network.

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