This action plan produced by the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition supports joint procurement, aggregated purchasing, and coordinated planning as strategies that can significantly reduce the costs of providing high-quality broadband to anchor institutions.

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The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition argues that supporting robust Wi-Fi and wireless networking for community anchor institutions is crucial. Doing so will allow policymakers to help enable a wide range of 21st-century internet applications for improved education, learning, and medical care. This action plan provides a series of strategies and recommendations curated by the coalition.

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Executive director of the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition John Windhausen discusses what the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes and what it omits. The Act includes a number of SHLB Coalition initiatives, but Windhausen worries that anchor institutions may not end up with the gigabit speeds called for in the National Broadband Plan.

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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.

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This toolkit draws upon the experiences of the recipients of Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grants. It seeks to provide a pathway for those looking to develop and implement broadband adoption programs.

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This report provides a framework for dialogue, policy recommendations, and strategic goals for implementing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Minority Broadband Initiative.

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A guide on the FCC’s website with information about the E-rate program, which provides discounts on expenses to help schools and libraries connect to the internet. The page answers questions about how E-rate works, what can be purchased using E-rate funds, how much money has been allocated for E-rate, and more.

A description of Thundercloud, a nonprofit looking to build a 585-mile fiber network in the nine-county Advantage Valley region of West Virginia. The network will reach underserved areas, boost economic development, and connect anchor institutions.

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This white paper from the National Governors Association presents strategies to expand affordable broadband access, including use cases and best practices, and highlights policy solutions to address the coverage gaps and cost inequities.

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Produced in November 2019, Broadband in Nebraska: Current Landscape & Recommendations updates a similar report for the state made five years earlier. The primary goals described in the report are to increase household adoption of broadband, increase availability, and support broadband-related development. Some essential recommendations are to improve broadband data collection and mapping, encourage investment in Nebraska's telecommunications infrastructure, and support the development of libraries as community institutions.

In this blog, the National Governors Association lists quotes from the 2021 State of the State addresses of many governors which highlight broadband infrastructure and remote learning and telemedicine technologies as critical to closing equity gaps and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. It also lists actions taken by some governors to launch new broadband initiatives and program expansions in 2021.

This resource examines state broadband programs nationwide, identifying nine states engaging in what it identifies as promising practices such as stakeholder outreach, planning and capacity building, and program evaluation and evolution.

This report is Oregon's plan to increase broadband accessibility. Important goals include establishing a rural broadband capacity improvement program, a digital literacy and security program, and a broadband outreach program to engage stakeholders.

In this resource, Ookla provides data on internet availability on Tribal lands, visualizing how these fall behind U.S. averages, and arguing that internet access is a vital connector between places and cultures.