Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $31.5 Million in Largest Statewide Investment in Public Housing Internet

The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Massachusetts Broadband Institute awarded $31,548,018 to four internet service providers to increase internet access for affordable and public housing residents statewide. MBI provided the funds through the state’s Residential Retrofit Program, which expands reliable, high-speed internet service by addressing inadequate wiring and infrastructure through grants to qualified ISPs. This round of grant funding will modernize internet access in more than 13,700 housing units across Massachusetts, including the installation of fiber-optic or CAT6 internet infrastructure, customer home-based equipment, and Wi-Fi service to residences in 60 municipalities across the state. The upgrades aim to increase connectivity, reduce cost burdens and improve digital access for low-income residents.