Connectivity Roadmap Shows Lagging Speeds Across Pennsylvania

The Connectivity Roadmap Report by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Allies for Children and Carnegie Mellon University looks at connectivity across the 10-county region, which also includes Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Green, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman highlighted the difficulty in finding information about access and the cost of an internet connection.  "Part of the challenge that we had is historically both of these issues about access and affordability have been hidden and not transparent."

“The Connectivity Roadmap provides us the tools we need to truly work together to prioritize projects to improve broadband and to reframe it as a public necessity,” said Lightman. “It also provides the information and resources our communities need to better understand what the internet can offer.”

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