The Launchpad Program aims to build upon the successful foundation laid by the six focus areas of the Digital Equity Partnerships Program.
Comcast won $11,317,283 in broadband awards for new network construction projects in 93 Massachusetts communities.
The Massachusetts awards will be used to modernize cabling and increase residents’ access to high-quality and affordable broadband.
A total of four network operators won Massachusetts broadband funding. Verizon’s grant was for over $37M. The others each won less than $5M.
The Massachusetts broadband funding is part of a total of $175M that the state received from the federal Capital Projects Fund.
Massachusetts broadband will get a $145M boost, thanks to the Broadband Infrastructure Gap Networks Grant Program, which is