This resource explores the communications considerations posed by wildfires in northern California. Specifically, it describes the City of Chico and California's process of understanding the state of broadband in the city, as well as exploring opportunities to improve access.

This podcast episode explores the topic of competition in the context of telecommunications regulation. Specifically, state regulations and federal preemption of state actions are discussed.

This report offers recommendations from the task force aimed at improving broadband access across Idaho. Recommendations include identifying funding and partnership models, connecting health care and first responders, and giving students and families the tools to succeed.

Hawaii's 2020 state broadband strategic plan sets goals for the future of broadband in Hawaii, such as ensuring robust broadband infrastructure to all residents,  expanding digital inclusion and adoption, and strengthening community resilience through broadband. It also provides an overview of the current broadband landscape in Hawaii, and state characteristics relevant to broadband deployment and adoption.

Georgia’s 2021 annual report provides an update on statewide broadband development and recaps the accomplishments of the previous year, such as continued public-private cooperation, a comprehensive mapping program, and offers of technical assistance to local communities.

This paper highlights key aspects needed for a national infrastructure plan: improvement to the digital infrastructure for the economic benefits and an increase in private-sector investment in nationwide deployment of future-proof, fixed broadband networks. The author recommends policy measures achieve those goals, such as direct funding support, changes to the tax code, and actions to enhance the productivity of capital expenditures.

In this blog, EducationSuperHighway discusses the strategy a rural school district in Arizona devised to cover the cost of construction to connect to the local fiber circuit.

This strategic plan for New Mexico provides a framework for future efforts to eliminate the state's broadband gap, including a means of combatting the economic impact of Covid-19. Recommendations focus on using grant programs to expand rural broadband, prioritizing fiber-based rural solutions for longevity, prioritizing construction of new fiber and wireless networks, and including broadband considerations in all Covid-19 recovery planning.

This report suggests policy strategies for consideration as the State of New Mexico seeks to maximize the investment environment for broadband. Additionally, the report includes suggested parameters for a state funding program and presents a selection of case studies of successful public-private partnership models for broadband.

This testimony by Joanne Hovis, presented to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, argues that areas with high infrastructure costs per user fail to attract the private capital necessary to build networks. Further, it presents steps that state, local, and federal government can take to improve the economics of broadband deployment and incentivize investment.

This resource presents the case for dig once policies, identifies three general approaches to dig once, and presents a set of recommendations for localities when developing a dig once ordinance or policy.

This filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) argues that the draft small cell order imposes mandates with which local governments cannot comply, and, further, requires substantial clarification in order to be understood. Ultimately, the Draft Order would create substantial uncertainty in the small cell market.

This blog examines the flawed outcomes of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), including the role of the process’ bidding mechanisms. The piece also explores how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) might support more productive outcomes in future reverse auctions.

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This paper describes the commonalities among many of the best state rural broadband funding programs and recommends best practices. The paper also explores the planning and design phases, and the program execution, monitoring, and adjustment phases.

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This piece of legislation from the State of Connecticut, signed into law on July 12, 2021, puts forth rules for updating state broadband maps, introduces a grant program to support the deployment of broadband service, establishes that a public list of federal broadband funding opportunities will be maintained, and establishes rights and regulations for broadband providers.