This web page contains the FCC’s Federal-State Joint Board Monitoring Reports from 2011 to the present day. The reports observe the impacts of universal service support mechanisms and give updates on industry revenues; programs such as Connect America Fund, Lifeline, E-rate, and Rural Health Care; and internet subscription data.

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This report uses data from the FCC and the U.S. Census to explore the relationship between facilities-based competition and broadband adoption. The researchers found that competition between cable and fiber did not seem to bring the last group of unconnected people online.

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Through a collection of survey data, this report explores how peoples’ lives have been shaped by the level of internet access they have at home. The report seeks to answer questions about the impact of home broadband service.

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This resource features the Technology Policy Institute’s (TPI) Broadband Map, which is an economic analysis and mapping tool that combines multiple datasets to answer questions about broadband access, availability, adoption, and speeds for all 50 states in the United States.

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This article charts broadband usage in the United States. It looks at the states and metropolitan areas with the slowest and fastest average download speeds, the most improved metropolitan areas from 2020 to 2021, and where and how people connect to the internet while out of the home. The article also tracks customer satisfaction by connection type and ranks fiber providers.

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This report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond analyzes broadband data from the FCC, Census Bureau, Pew Research Center, Microsoft’s Airband Initiative, and other sources to understand the depths of the digital divide in the bank’s district.

This report from January 2021 analyzes data provided by ISPs to measure the performance of a sample of residential broadband services offered in the United States. The study finds that most of the major providers’ download speeds were at or better than advertised during peak hours.

This podcast episode examines whether the biggest tech companies—including Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook—have too much control over consumers’ internet usage and too much access to their personal data. The panelists discuss the effectiveness of existing antitrust laws and the FTC’s efforts to combat monopolistic practices.

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 report presents crowd-sourced real-world data on connectivity access and speeds across the United States from users of the TestIT app, which can help determine real gaps in connectivity and address disparities. The resource displays maps that analyze data collected from the app along with a discussion of challenges and opportunities for communities.

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