Healey administration awards affordable housing internet grants to western Mass. communities

State doles out $22.2M for broadband service

BOSTON — Public housing complexes will have expanded access to the internet under the latest round of grant disbursements from a state-funded broadband program, which calls for wiring up more than 15,000 units to cyberspace.

Healey administration awards affordable housing internet grants to western Mass. communities

BOSTON (WWLP) - The Healey-Driscoll administration announced on Wednesday that it is awarding $22,260,701 in affordable housing internet grants to communities throughout the state. These funds were granted to 54 Massachusetts communities, allowing them to work with housing operators and internet service providers (ISPs) to upgrade broadband infrastructure in affordable housing properties. The grants were provided by the administration in collabo…

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States: Don’t Give up on MDUs

As States look ahead to how they’ll use BEAD funds beyond broadband infrastructure deployment, one key area of opportunity is emerging: supporting underserved multi-dwelling units (MDUs). The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) singles out a funding opportunity for MDUs where a “substantial share” of units lack adequate internet access or are in low-income communities. While States have already received NTIA approval for how they plan …

FCC Releases Internet Access Services Report - Inside Towers

As of June 2024, about 94 percent of homes and businesses in the U.S. had access to broadband through at least one provider, according to a new report from the FCC. The agency released its Internet Access Services Report. It summarizes data submitted by ISPs on connections and availability. The number is consistent with internet access reports from last year. The agency produces the reports twice a year. Total connections increased by about 2.5 …

State is paying $22M to improve internet access for these local affordable housing units - Finnoexpert

More than 500 residents of Fall River, New Bedford, Somerset and Swansea living in affordable housing are getting internet upgrades due to a state grant program. Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced May 21 that the Massachusetts Broadband Institute is issuing more than $22 million in grants to improve internet service at properties that provide public and affordable housing. Statewide, nearly 16,000 units will be getting upgraded interne…