This 2020 report on the status of broadband in Texas details many challenges to connectivity in rural and unserved areas of the state, highlighting that Texas is one of only six states that does not have a statewide broadband plan. It argues that COVID-19 has underscored the need for a plan to increase broadband connectivity.

This report from 2018 explains the digital equity challenges that many residents of San Francisco face. Written for organizations working with at-risk communities, the Digital Equity Playbook collects ideas for them to understand their communities’ digital needs, help them get connected, and teach digital skills.

‍

In this resource, Pew Research Center explores the patterns and trends of the mobile revolution, showing how the methods used to access the internet have changed since the early 2000s.

This resource shares results of a Pew Research Center survey exploring how broadband adoption and computer ownership vary by race and ethnicity in the U.S. It finds that Black and Hispanic adults in the United States remain less likely than White adults to say they own a traditional computer or have high-speed internet at home, but there are no racial and ethnic differences when it comes to other devices, such as smartphones and tablets.

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.

This fact sheet outlines the key strategies of Pew's Broadband Access Initiative: raising minimum speeds, ensuring long-term funding, improving accountability, addressing affordability, and defining a role for each level of government.

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.

This resource examines state broadband programs nationwide, identifying nine states engaging in what it identifies as promising practices such as stakeholder outreach, planning and capacity building, and program evaluation and evolution.

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 resource shares results of a Pew Research Center survey that explores the disproportionate relationship between people with disabilities and digital device ownership and use.

In this resource, Ookla introduces new technology that allows ISPs and MNOs to gain insights into their customers' video streaming experience.

In this resource, Ookla provides data on internet availability on Tribal lands, visualizing how these fall behind U.S. averages, and arguing that internet access is a vital connector between places and cultures.

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 webpage explains that broadband is important for rural health care providers because many of the capabilities of health IT, including telehealth and electronic exchange of health care information, require the higher speeds and bandwidth of broadband.

‍