This survey of registered Nebraska voters ages 50+ aimed to assess experiences and challenges voters have with internet usage and their level of support for expanding access to high-speed internet. The survey reveals that rural areas face more challenges and the types of home internet connections reported by rural users contrast sharply with non-rural users.

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The goal of this survey of Kansas voters over the age of 50 was to assess their experiences and challenges with internet usage and gauge their support for expanding access to internet throughout Kansas. The survey finds that nearly 93 percent of the state’s registered voters over the age of 50 use the internet and Kansas voters express support for increasing access to affordable internet.

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This survey of Oklahoma voters over the age of 50 assesses the experiences and challenges they face with respect to internet usage and their support for expanding access to broadband. The survey reveals roughly 75 percent of respondents support state action to deploy internet in rural, unserved areas, either by allowing electric cooperative to deploy broadband or offering incentives to ISPs.

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This survey of Utah voters over the age of 50 assesses the experiences and challenges they face in respect to internet usage, and gauges their support for potential expansion of high-speed internet access in Utah. The survey reveals rural areas face more challenges and most older Utah voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who helps make high-speed internet available to all Utahns.

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This 2020 research study from the Older Adults Technology Services and the Humana Foundation presents a detailed portrait of digitally disconnected older adults in America. The research explores how many people are offline, which barriers perpetuate non-participation, what demographics are disproportionately affected, and how existing connectivity resources match the patterns of need.

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This report from the California Emerging Technology Fund provides a summary of literature that examines the potential for broadband-enabled applications to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The authors find that the research indicates that broadband infrastructure deserves a place in long-term policy and planning because it enables technology to mitigate climate change.

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This strategy brief explores how technology strategies present a possibility for a greener California. Managing the daily usage of internet tools and electronic communications with informed strategies can help promote cleaner, healthier lifestyles. Chief recommendations include teleworking to reduce traffic and carbon emissions, telehealth to connect providers and patients, and precision agriculture to save water and increase productivity.

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A guide for municipal leaders seeking to bring broadband to unserved areas of Virginia. The paper outlines the benefits of broadband, the challenges of deploying broadband in rural regions, available federal support, and a step-by-step process for leaders to follow.

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This article describes how broadband has become an important amenity in multiple-dwelling units. The author cites a report stating that prospective tenants are likely to choose buildings where broadband is bundled with their rent, and discusses how buildings are being graded on their connectivity.

Published in March 2016, this report looks at data from the National Broadband Map to examine the broadband speeds in health care facilities in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties across the United States. The study found that 55 percent of facilities in metro areas had download speeds of more than 50 Mbps, compared with 12 percent of nonmetro facilities.

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A primer about the functions that broadband plays in modern life, with a section about how broadband is defined by the speeds of download and upload data transmission.

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This resource discusses examples of how insights gleaned through surveys about residents’ and businesses’ broadband needs are being incorporated into larger studies to help local government leaders come up with new connectivity solutions.

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This 2020 State Broadband Office report from Washington defines the 2024-2028 state broadband goals of high speed access for all by 2024 and 150/150 Mbps symmetrical speeds by 2028 and makes recommendations for how to meet these goals. It also provides an overview of the current state of broadband in Washington and provides examples of successful past initiatives.

This resource presents a master dataset of broadband coverage in New York State. The tool can help reach the eventual goal of closing the digital divide in New York by providing accurate data of unserved and underserved locations. The resulting map uses a variety of supervised learning models to understand the relationship between demographics and broadband connectivity.

This report from 2019 explains how more than 800,000 people in Pennsylvania, many of whom are in rural areas of the State, do not have adequate access to broadband. The report documents the difficulties in trying to close the digital divide in the State and creates a methodology—using a combination of old and new tactics—that can be used as a best practice for addressing digital divide issues.

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