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This report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), published in September 2021, explains the steps the FCC is taking to improve the accuracy of its broadband deployment mapping, as required by the 2020 Broadband DATA Act. The GAO reviewed relevant statutes, regulations, FCC documents, and its own work on broadband mapping; interviewed federal officials and representatives from the telecommunications industry; and researched how all states and territories are gathering their mapping data.
An interview with Ken Granderson of BlackFacts.com, who is working to close the digital divide by creating tech products for the Black community in the hopes that it will inspire younger generations of people of color to choose the technology world as a career.
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.
This article explains how the Emergency Broadband Benefit program was created to help Americans who cannot afford internet service get connected during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, an issue with the National Verifier database means that many people are still unable to enroll in the program.
Pew Research Center explores survey data about whether access to high-speed internet is a problem, breaking the data down by geography, income, age, race, and ethnicity of survey participants.
An article analyzing the digital divide between rural, urban, and suburban America, showing that rural adults remain less likely than suburban adults to have home broadband and less likely than urban adults to own a smartphone, tablet computer or traditional computer. The author puts forth potential reasons for these findings.
An interview with Sunne Wright McPeak, president and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), who discusses approaches to expanding broadband access by ensuring that customers can afford service and acquire the skills to benefit from being online.
In this episode of the After the Fact podcast, Kathryn de Wit discusses the challenges facing those without access to broadband internet during the Covid-19 pandemic, and what some states and communities are doing to bridge connectivity gaps.
This resource outlines results from a Pew Research Center survey which show that opinions on the responsibilities of schools and the government to help close the digital divide during the Covid-19 pandemic are split both on political party and socio-economic lines.
This resource explores survey results showing the digital divide between high- and low-income Americans remains despite higher ownership rates of smartphones and that people with lower incomes often rely solely on smartphones to access the internet. The author also notes that this disparity is manifest among school-age children as the homework gap, which has been exacerbated by schoolwork moving online during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This list explains the clinical and non-clinical services offered through telehealth, including videoconferencing, store-and-forward consultation, training, education, and public health and health administration. The site also offers links to pages that offer more information.
This resource from NTIA presents a collection of blog posts ranging in topics from spectrum management to internet policy to broadband.
This report assesses the current status of broadband availability in North Carolina and offers strategies to achieve universal access. The chief recommendations focus on incentivizing investment in next generation, future-proof infrastructure and reducing barriers to deployment, creating community-based adoption and use programs, closing the "homework gap," facilitating integration of broadband into economic development strategies, and leveraging the influence telehealth technologies have on household broadband adoption and use.
This resource discusses challenges and opportunities regarding broadband adoption in Huntsville, Alabama. It highlights state policy developments and recent partnerships that have sought to address broadband adoption and also offers a set of recommendations to improve adoption.
This resource discusses challenges and opportunities regarding broadband adoption in Detroit, Michigan. It highlights local efforts to increase broadband access and offers a set of recommendations to improve adoption locally.
The Resource Library is a curated collection of expert broadband resources, including funding guides, policy analyses, how-tos, and more. Every resource has been verified by the CTC Energy & Technology team, drawing on their more than forty years of expertise. The library is continuously updated as new resources are submitted for review. Search the resource library to find analysis, explainers, and case studies to answer your broadband questions.