cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/195350

This is mostly BS. I pay for my own DSL internet over the phone line, which everyone who has a phone line should be able to get, and it is fast enough to stream video on my TV. Why should my taxes go to lay optic cable so people can have faster internet than mine? What a boondoggle!

What’s next as PA prepares to spend $1.2B on broadband https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/07/pennsylvania-federal-broadband-funding-biden-admin-whats-next-explainer/