HARRISBURG, Pa. - Members of the public have this week to submit comments to the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority on nearly $800 million in federal grants provisionally approved to expand high-speed internet access across the state.

The $793.4 million in grants, funded by the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, is intended to connect all remaining locations in Pennsylvania that lack high-speed internet.

The provisional selections were announced by Brandon Carson, the executive director of the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, and are a step toward securing the $1.16 billion in federal funding allocated to the state.

The final proposal, which includes the grant selections, will be submitted to the National Telecommunications and Information

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