Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority

In December 2021, Gov. Ton Wolf (D-PA) signed House Bill 2071 to create the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to serve as a one stop shop for all things broadband in Pennsylvania. The office will manage at least $100 million in federal aid to coordinate the rollout of broadband across Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is made of an 11-member board. The board includes the secretaries of the Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture, Community and Economic Development, Education, General Services, and Budget; the executive director for the Center for Rural Pennsylvania; chairperson from the Pennsylvania Utilities Commission; and four legislative members: Rep. Pam Snyder, Rep. Carl Metzgar, Sen. Kristen Phillips-Hill and Sen. John Kane.