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This Rag-Tag Group Of DIYers Has An Answer For Rural Pa.’s Internet Problem

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Henry McCreary and his friends were fed up.In their part of rural Huntingdon County, access to high-speed internet was mostly limited, expensive and…
$A screenshot of the map related to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania broadband study shows only some fractions of the state meet the FCC definition of broadband internet downloading speed.$

Science and Technology

New Report Says FCC Overstates Broadband Availability In Pa., FCC Disagrees

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A new report released on Monday by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania says the Federal Communications Commission overstates broadband internet availability…
Business, Economics and Finance

Rural Pa. Demands Broadband Access; Providers Cite Logistical Difficulties

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Dr. Robert Gillio is in charge of telemedicine at J.C. Blair Hospital in Huntingdon county.But he has no internet access at home.“I can’t get Comcast at…