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Vice President Joe Biden today announced a federal loan and grant program to help install broadband Internet access in rural areas of Pennsylvania.
Charlie Riedel / Associated Press


Published July 01, 2009 09:20 pm - WATTSBURG — Vice President Joe Biden has announced a loan and grant program so companies can develop infrastructure to deliver broadband, or high-speed, Internet access to rural areas.


Biden announces rural broadband funding


By Dan Nephin
Associated Press

WATTSBURG — Vice President Joe Biden outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program Wednesday to develop the infrastructure needed to deliver broadband, or high-speed, Internet access to areas that are underserved or without access.

America lags behind more than a dozen other countries in terms of Internet access and that has to change, Biden told about 200 people at Seneca High School, about 12 miles east of Erie.

"The bottom line is, you can't function — a nation can't compete in the 21st century — without an immediate, high-quality access for everything from streaming video to information overline," Biden said.

While Seneca has broadband Internet access, Biden said many students do not have access at home.

Providing the means for access would improve educational opportunities, he said. He also spoke of the power of the Internet to create jobs in rural America.

"We believe we are in the process of transforming rural America ... so it's integrated with the country, without losing it's character," he said. The program also covers inner-city areas without broadband access.

"Getting broadband to every American is a priority for this administration," Biden said.

The $4.7 billion is part of $7.2 billion included in the federal stimulus package to improve rural Internet access.



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