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More than 2,600 households and businesses in rural parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties soon will have access to high-speed internet after the Federal Communication Commission auctioned about $9.2 billion to companies across the country with the goal of closing the digital divide in rural America.
The first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund will bring more than $368.7 million to 13 companies across Pennsylvania over 10 years to expand broadband services, amounting to almost $2,000 per household or business.
That breaks down to $687,000 for almost 900 homes and businesses in Allegheny, and more than $2 million for more than 1,700 Westmoreland homes and businesses.