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This resource defines equity and explores how cities can align technology programs with equity goals. It also includes best practices and a resource list for communities seeking to create equitable communities through technology.
This letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asks that American Rescue Plan-funded broadband projects contain higher standards for speeds and accountability, and recommends that states be given flexibility to set priorities based on local needs and use funds for planning and technical assistance projects.
This report evaluates the success and challenges of the Digital Bridge pilot program, which set out to improve digital access for low-income job seekers in Seattle, and to articulate the steps needed for larger-scale program delivery and community impact.
This interactive mapping tool illustrates the results of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) auction. The map can be used to explore license awardees, total money spent, and average cost for each county.
This 2020 report from ACT | The App Association highlights issues and identifies trends that will shape the app ecosystem in 2021. The report also examines how a lack of digital skills can limit the ability to compete in competitive digital environments and hamper economic growth.
This article describes how broadband has become an important amenity in multiple-dwelling units. The author cites a report stating that prospective tenants are likely to choose buildings where broadband is bundled with their rent, and discusses how buildings are being graded on their connectivity.
This resource has tips for performing community outreach to gain support for broadband projects. The one-pager stresses understanding a community’s needs and assets, creating smart goals, collaborating and partnering with local organizations, and celebrating success.
This article provides a case study for how the Santo Domingo Pueblo Library in New Mexico secured grant funding to improve broadband access on tribal lands.
This article explains the myriad ways states use grants and loans to support broadband deployment projects, such as special, general, and universal service funds, as well as other revenue sources. In addition, the authors discuss other funding methods and three trends that they have noticed in state goals for broadband projects.
This article shares the concerns of rural leaders who worry that they lack the staff and matching dollars to compete with bigger cities for their share of infrastructure dollars from the federal government. It also covers concerns they have that they may not have the capacity to properly implement the grant and avoid violating any federal regulations.
Pew Research Center explores survey data about whether access to high-speed internet is a problem, breaking the data down by geography, income, age, race, and ethnicity of survey participants.
This resource discusses examples of how insights gleaned through surveys about residents’ and businesses’ broadband needs are being incorporated into larger studies to help local government leaders come up with new connectivity solutions.
The strategic plan for the Alabama Digital Expansion Division is designed to help the state achieve its broadband goals, including facilitating broadband expansion, particularly in rural, underserved, and unserved areas; addressing obstacles to broadband adoption; and developing funding strategies for deployment.
This report analyzes ways local governments can encourage private operators to deploy gigabit networks, including facilitating access to key assets such as fiber, conduit, utility poles, and real estate; making useful information available online; and streamlining and publicizing essential local processes. It includes examples of strategies that can be implemented, as well as a checklist.
This resource ardently argues for the support of community anchor institutions in comprehensive national strategies to promote broadband availability due to their provision of essential services such as education, information access, and telehealth. As anchor institutions can serve as points of stability and strength, they can be critical in helping America navigate its broadband future.
San Francisco’s Digital Equity Strategic Plan defines the city’s goals (access, digital skills and usage, and long-term impact), along with their strategies and approaches for achieving digital equity by 2024. The report is guided by four principles: Equity, not equality; deep community engagement; agility with regard to emerging technologies; and inclusivity.
This interactive flowchart lists the broadband funding available to Tribal communities, including federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Villages, Hawaiian Homelands, non-federally recognized Tribes, and Tribal broadband providers.
The author of this blog opines that our collective understanding of the urban digital divide needs to shift. Policymakers must understand and recognize the differences among regions and encourage tailored solutions, with less focus on infrastructure and more focus on education and digital literacy.
The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition's policy roadmap outlines nine main broadband priorities for 2021 for expanding broadband adoption. The roadmap supports increasing broadband funding and availability, as well as developing more accurate data.
Part 1 of the Nokia Today podcast in which Brian Hendricks, Blair Levin, and Edward Smith II discuss the National Urban League’s Lewis Latimer Plan for Digital Equity & Inclusion, and provide an update on the 2010 National Broadband Plan.
This press release tells of affordable high-speed internet finally being accessible to 225 households in Lexington Village, an apartment complex in Cleveland. Funding for the project came from US Ignite and the National Science Foundation.
This blog post defines digital inclusion and examines how Chattanooga and Hamilton County have made extensive efforts to close the digital divide in their communities. The blog describes the county's program to provide free home internet to economically challenged students and families.
The Resource Library is a curated collection of expert broadband resources, including funding guides, policy analyses, how-tos, and more. Every resource has been verified by the CTC Energy & Technology team, drawing on their more than forty years of expertise. The library is continuously updated as new resources are submitted for review. Search the resource library to find analysis, explainers, and case studies to answer your broadband questions.
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