This resource explains how leaders in Chattanooga, Tennessee, quickly connected low-income families to the internet when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and then were able to deliver a long-term solution to provide service. The article outlines the project’s major accomplishments, keys to success, and biggest challenges, complete with a timeline and a description of the process.

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This piece provides information about the U.S. Treasury’s guidance on how local governments would be allowed to use State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program to invest in broadband. The program distributed $350 billion to state and local governments to use for a wide variety of purposes.

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This article makes the case for Congress to redefine broadband as having a minimum speed of 100/100 Mbps. The authors argue that these and faster symmetrical speeds, reachable only by fiber deployment, are best suited to meet future consumer demands.

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This article advocates for states to lobby for the Affordable Connectivity Program to be sustainable beyond its initial funding. Without a sustainable federal framework, the author argues, the states will have to fill the void, which will create fiscal and political challenges.

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This press release announces a partnership between fiber provider 123NET, the Detroit Community Project, and Grace in Action Collective to bring low-cost fiber and digital literacy to a Detroit neighborhood. The collaboration is part of Project OVERCOME.

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Sioux Falls’ Digital Equity Framework spotlights the impact of the digital divide in the community and identifies goals for closing it. The report is intended to guide the city’s attempts to break down the barriers to technology—connectivity, access, and digital skills—so that all residents can benefit.

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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.

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Portland’s plan to tackle digital equity focuses on access and adoption gaps in excluded and disadvantaged communities and identifies 17 action items to be taken. The report was produced with input from 48 nonprofits, schools, government agencies, media companies, and businesses.

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New York City’s Internet Master Plan examines the question of universal connectivity—the greatest barrier to which is affordability. It states the city’s future goals and outlines the proposed actions to reach those goals. It also allows the public and private sectors the chance to have their say in eliminating the digital divide.

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