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Awards announced, agreements executed, milestones reached — monitored daily across all 56 state and territory programs, AI-verified against official sources.

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New AwardeesPennsylvaniaOctober 5, 2026

Pennsylvania awards over $448M in BEAD grants to 50 counties, 71,000 locations

Governor Shapiro and PBDA announced more than $448 million in BEAD grants awarded to projects across 50 Pennsylvania counties, aiming to connect 71,000 unserved and underserved homes and businesses. Named recipients include IBT Broadband, Alleghenies Broadband Inc., Brightspeed, CoreConnect, Upward Broadband, and Verizon, with a full award list posted online.

Providers: IBT Broadband, Alleghenies Broadband, Inc., Brightspeed, CoreConnect, Upward Broadband, Verizon · Amount: $448.0M Source
New AwardeesPennsylvaniaOctober 5, 2026

Pennsylvania awards $448M in BEAD grants to ISPs across 50 counties

Governor Shapiro and PBDA announced more than $448 million in BEAD awards to expand high-speed internet to 71,000 homes and businesses in 50 Pennsylvania counties. Named recipients include IBT Broadband, Alleghenies Broadband (with A2D), CoreConnect, Upward Broadband, Brightspeed, and Verizon. A full list of awards was published by PBDA alongside a new tracking website, pa.gov/ConnectPA.

Providers: IBT Broadband, Alleghenies Broadband, Inc., A2D, CoreConnect, Upward Broadband, Brightspeed, Verizon · Amount: $448.0M Source
New AwardeesPennsylvaniaOctober 5, 2026

Pennsylvania awards over $448M in BEAD grants to providers across 50 counties

Governor Josh Shapiro and PBDA announced more than $448 million in BEAD awards to expand high-speed internet to 71,000 homes and businesses in 50 Pennsylvania counties. Named recipients include Upward Broadband, IBT Broadband, Alleghenies Broadband (with A2D), Brightspeed, CoreConnect, and Verizon.

Providers: Upward Broadband, IBT Broadband, Alleghenies Broadband, A2D, Brightspeed, CoreConnect, Verizon · Amount: $448.0M Source
New AwardeesPennsylvaniaOctober 2, 2026

Pennsylvania awards $448 million in first BEAD funding round to nine providers

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Pennsylvania has awarded more than $448 million in federal BEAD funding to broadband projects across 50 counties, expected to connect about 71,000 homes and businesses. Nine providers including Frontier Communications, Brightspeed, CoreConnect, IBT Group USA, Upward Broadband and Verizon received awards, with Verizon getting $28.85 million for a project serving Centre and Mifflin counties.

Providers: Frontier Communications, Brightspeed, CoreConnect, IBT Group USA, Upward Broadband, Verizon · Amount: $448.0M Source
New AwardeesPennsylvaniaOctober 2, 2026 Opportunity

Pennsylvania awards first $448 million in BEAD grants across 50 counties

Governor Shapiro announced that more than $448 million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment grants have been awarded to projects in 50 counties, the first round of awards from the more than $711 million NTIA approved for the state. A second wave of BEAD announcements is expected before the end of 2026.

Amount: $448.0M Source
New AwardeesPennsylvaniaOctober 2, 2026 Opportunity

Pennsylvania awards $448M in BEAD grants for 41 projects across 50 counties

Governor Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority announced more than $448 million in BEAD grants awarded to broadband projects spanning 50 counties, expected to connect an estimated 71,000 homes and businesses. PBDA plans to award the remainder of the state's BEAD allocation by the end of 2026, with full build-out targeted for 2030.

Amount: $448.0M Source

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