This piece argues for Congress to establish a broadband credit to ensure everyone can afford broadband, as the debate of its status as a luxury or essential connection is over. Broadband is a critical service to engage in modern life and federal dollars should help make it more affordable.

A paper that reflects on the progress made under the National Broadband Plan, with a specific focus on the digital divide. The guiding principles for broadband adoption still resonate as successful efforts addressed multiple barriers to adoption and the plan for changes in technology helped ensure community programs served clients with up-to-date technology.

This resource discusses data about the Emergency Broadband Benefit program, created by Congress in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Areas with low wireline broadband adoption have above-average rates of households signing up for the EBB. On the other hand, large metropolitan areas have high volumes of sign-ups but lower rates of actual enrollment.

This resource briefly evaluates data-driven state plans used by policymakers and stakeholders who had previously made assumptions about broadband access, which often led to ineffective solutions. The author indicates that data can show a more nuanced picture of the issues affecting broadband adoption rates in different states.

A blog that examines ideas policymakers should consider as the Covid-19 pandemic has made the digital divide a large issue to tackle. Policymakers should consider analyses of broadband adoption barriers, such as cost and competitive rates.

This paper from the Benton Institute hopes to contribute to a national broadband agenda for the next decade. The resource argues that connecting the country through high-performance broadband will bring remarkable economic, social, cultural, and personal benefits and that affordable, robust broadband is key to everyone achieving the American dream. The resource examines the diverse strategies state and local leadership can use to improve broadband deployment and usage: competition, deployment, affordability and adoption, and connectivity to community anchor institutions.