HARRISBURG – Governor Tom Wolf announced that Pennsylvania will receive $6.6 million from President Joe Biden’s “Internet for All” initiative.

According to a news release, these are the first funds to be awarded of the more than $100 million to be managed by the Pennsylvania Broadband Authority.

Pennsylvania’s $6.6 million award includes funding from two programs. A total of $5 million comes from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs.

Another $1.6 million comes from the Digital Equity Act to ensure that all people and communities have the skills, technology and capacity needed to reap the benefits of a digital economy.

The release also stated that there are currently up to 800,000 unserved Pennsylvanians in terms of broadband access.