State given $130 million to expand high speed Internet access - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

A pair of projects that will expand broadband Internet access in 39 Pennsylvania counties, including 22 that have little if any high-speed service, will receive $130 million in federal stimulus funds, officials said Thursday.

"The two investments we are announcing will bring high-speed Internet access to nearly 3 million Pennsylvania citizens and 400,000 businesses," said Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, speaking at Carnegie Mellon University...