This 2021 report from NTIA serves as a baseline of correct capabilities and challenges associated with tracking available data. The report outlines the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth's (OICG) mission and shares an update on OICG's work to track broadband investment impact.

This resource guide from the California Emerging Technology Fund and the Center for a New Orange County is meant to help local and regional government leaders promote broadband deployment and adoption. It includes a sample policy aimed at local communities seeking to deploy broadband and close the digital divide.

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This report makes a case for Ohio to invest in expanding coverage into the state’s unserved areas. The authors recommend that Ohio create a state broadband office, adopt a dig-once policy, strengthen its public-private partnerships, establish an investment fund to finance infrastructure builds, and promote last-mile policies in local governments.

This resource guide is a starting point for local and regional governmental leaders across California who are looking to advance access, deployment, and adoption of broadband. The guide includes an overview of select broadband policies, case studies including 5G investments, and a list of additional resources from broadband agencies.

This report provides data analysis, mapping, and charts as an overview of CENIC’s current and prospective broadband network efforts within the catchment area for both Central Sierra Connect and Gold Country Broadband of the California Public Utility Commission’s broadband consortia. This includes four phases of broadband project deployment: evaluation, planning, implementation, and production.

An article that looks at the trend toward deployment of new technologies that deliver faster speeds at cheaper prices and explores the implications in the private and public sectors. The author also acknowledges the questions of privacy, security, and safety that come from a society that relies more and more on connectivity.

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This page from the FCC’s website offers an introduction to broadband. The site defines broadband, explains how it works and its advantages, and describes the technology platforms over which broadband is delivered.

A page from the FCC’s website about how the agency is planning to make more spectrum available for 5G, how it needs to encourage investment in 5G through new infrastructure policy, and that outdated regulations are being changed to promote the deployment of 5G networks and digital opportunity.

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The FCC’s 2020 Broadband Deployment Report provides an update on the state of access to broadband in the United States. The report notes that, despite the findings that more people are gaining access to broadband each year, the work in closing the digital divide is not complete.

A press release announcing the results of the Phase 1 auction for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The program awarded $9.2 billion to 180 projects in 49 states and the Northern Mariana Islands. It will bring broadband to 5.2 million addresses.

The FCC’s 2020 Broadband Deployment Report provides an update on the state of access to broadband in the United States. The report notes that, despite the findings that more people are gaining access to broadband each year, the work in closing the digital divide is not complete.

This page on the FCC’s website offers information about Phase 1 of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction, which awarded more than $20 billion for broadband deployment. The site displays the timeline for build-out, weighting for performance tiers and latency, description of the eligible areas, and the application process.