The Digital Nation Research Center is a tool that allows users to access the Current Population Survey (CPS) Computer and Internet Use data. Users can calculate custom statistics from downloadable raw data sets available on this site. The resource also offers best practices on how to analyze the computer and internet use data.

From Broadband USA, an introduction to effective public-private partnerships for broadband investments provides an overview of common broadband partnerships, the factors communities should consider in developing a successful partnership model, and the tips and best practices NTIA has observed. Best practices include establishing a diverse project team, defining broadband network requirements, performing an inventory of existing and planned assets/services, and performing feasibility studies.

This resource serves as a guide for local governments looking to increase broadband investment in their communities. It outlines various aspects of broadband investment, gives examples of successful community actions, and provides a checklist of steps that local leaders can take to support broadband investment.

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.

A policy paper arguing that the nation should dedicate a sizable share of public airwave spectrum auction proceeds to closing digital equity gaps and establish a reliable, proven vehicle to pursue this task. It outlines spectrum and its regulation, the forces driving the expansion of broadband demand, and precedents for channeling proceeds into public-purpose uses; and lays out a case for endowing a private Digital Futures Foundation to invest in the significant advancements in public-purpose applications and services needed to close the various digital equity gaps for the benefit of all Americans.

This resource discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the educational digital divide. The authors urge the FCC to increase E-rate funding, and describe efforts in many locales to find effective and financially sustainable ways to extend connectivity to students who lack it and thereby close the nation’s destructive homework gap.

This article introduces a pilot project between New America's Education Policy Program, Open Technology Institute, and Alexandria City Public Schools called Measuring Broadband in Schools, which intends to acquire more granular data about the day-to-day technical experiences and challenges that the district's students and teachers face.

This article reviews research on internet access in West Virginia, revealing that many West Virginians living in rural communities do not have access to affordable, quality internet service that would allow them to virtually meet with a doctor, apply for unemployment benefits, access online learning resources, or even stay informed on the public health crisis.

The New America Open Technology Institute details how community and tribal broadband networks have succeeded in connecting unserved communities, challenged incumbent private-sector providers to deliver higher-quality and more affordable internet, and expanded opportunities for education, job creation, and economic growth. While more than 900 communities are served by such networks today, as many as 20 states have laws preventing localities from forming such networks: this report argues these restrictive state laws should be repealed.

The Missouri Broadband Plan, as of May 2019, details guiding principles and activities to deploy a robust broadband network for Missouri. The chief recommendations are to increase broadband data collection and utilization, accelerate broadband infrastructure and access, leverage partnerships to accelerate broadband efforts, and increase broadband adoption.

In this resource, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies encourage state and local leaders to focus on equitable development that improves the quality of life in communities of color, specifically when it comes to 5G and smart city technology.

This blog post by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies argues that a long-term solution to lack of broadband and device access among Black Americans is needed.

This resource reports that Black communities in the Rural South lack affordable, high-speed, quality broadband, and argues that expanding broadband could help reduce the deep racial and economic inequalities in education, jobs, and healthcare in the region, with policy recommendations.

This resource argues that efforts to close the digital divide in the Black rural South have been lacking, providing support showing that high-speed internet and broadband service are often not available or affordable in these areas, and that access to these services would demonstrably improve quality of life. It recommends the establishment of a permanent and meaningful broadband benefit program and a taskforce to prevent digital redlining, among other policies.

This resource describes the state of Superior, Wisconsin's plans to develop an open access fiber network that would reach every resident. The project's main objectives are to reduce the cost of broadband for residents and businesses and to improve network speed and reliability.