Pennsylvania’s Leading Broadband Advocates Urge Gov. Shapiro to Defend $65M Digital Equity Funds

July 7, 2025

On June 30, 2025, Pennsylvania’s leading “broadband-for-all” advocates, including over 30 elected officials, sent a letter to Governor Shapiro urging him to challenge President Trump’s illegal termination of $65 million in federal “Digital Equity Act” grants. These grants would have been used to improve Pennsylvanians’ computer skills, career opportunities, and online safety.

The letter, led by the Keystone Internet Coalition (KIC), comes days after Governor Shapiro joined 21 other states in suing the Trump Administration over the unilateral cancellation of these congressionally mandated grants. The letter signatories call on Governor Shapiro to use the lawsuit to recover Pennsylvania’s Digital Equity Act funding.

Read the full letter below.