Section 2702 - Declaration of policyThe General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) The purpose of this act is to facilitate the deployment of high-speed broadband service infrastructure in unserved areas of this Commonwealth.(2) The economic and business incentives to deploy highspeed broadband service infrastructure may be insufficient to ensure full access to high-speed broadband services in low-density, rural locations and other areas of this Commonwealth where the unit costs of providing service may not provide an adequate return on investment for private companies.(3) Access to high-speed broadband services in unserved areas of this Commonwealth will enhance economic development, education, health care and emergency services in this Commonwealth.(4) Establishing a grant program to facilitate the deployment of high-speed broadband services infrastructure in unserved areas will further these objectives through new private sector investments and is in the policy interest of this Commonwealth.Added by P.L. TBD 2020 No. 132, § 2, eff. 11/25/2020.