This 2021 policy book from AARP Research examines the three issues—availability, affordability, and digital literacy—that must be addressed to ensure that everyone can take advantage of internet products and services. The policy book provides background about high-speed internet services and policy recommendations to address the critical issues.

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This essay focuses on the potential of Fintech companies to help mitigate the racial wealth and income gaps exacerbated by the pandemic. The authors specify the role the Fintech industry can play in filling the digital literacy and digital access gaps Black Americans face.

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The Nevada State Broadband Connectivity Strategy is a strategic plan for Nevada to deploy additional broadband infrastructure and close the digital divide. The chief recommendations for reaching the state’s goal of universal broadband access focus on supporting disadvantaged communities, investing in infrastructure, and modernizing state government online services to better serve rural, low-income citizens.

Produced in November 2019, Broadband in Nebraska: Current Landscape & Recommendations updates a similar report for the state made five years earlier. The primary goals described in the report are to increase household adoption of broadband, increase availability, and support broadband-related development. Some essential recommendations are to improve broadband data collection and mapping, encourage investment in Nebraska's telecommunications infrastructure, and support the development of libraries as community institutions.

This set of recommendations includes best practices for supporting inclusivity, community consultation, and engagement with Indigenous communities.

In this blog, the National Governors Association showcases how Governors are creating new jobs and workforce development opportunities to capitalize on new investments in broadband infrastructure and adoption.

This policy brief presents the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) rules for planning and construction targeted at closing the digital divide for low- and medium-income families.

This resource links to press releases and statements from Pew writers applauding the 2021 bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, focusing on its investments in expanding broadband access in underserved areas, wildlife and public lands, and the aftermath of floods and other natural disasters.

This report is Oregon's plan to increase broadband accessibility. Important goals include establishing a rural broadband capacity improvement program, a digital literacy and security program, and a broadband outreach program to engage stakeholders.

Published in August 2018, the Michigan Broadband Roadmap is a report from the Michigan Consortium of Advanced Networks (MCAN) to outline long-term goals for the state, with the purpose of identifying gaps in service coverage and capacity, along with providing recommendations for the public and private sector. Chief recommendations focus on connecting unserved communities, improving affordability, increasing digital literacy, closing the homework gap, and investing in broadband to improve access and adoption.

This 2020 report presents Illinois’ broadband plan, Connect Illinois, and its commitment to closing gaps and expanding opportunity. The plan outlines goals to provide basic access to high-speed internet and ensure longer term high-speed access, and strategies to help the state meet these goals.

The EFF describes how interoperability can be implemented between services on the internet while maintaining user privacy. Chief proposals include concepts of competitive compatibility, data portability, back-end interoperability, and delegability.

In this blog, EducationSuperHighway explores how the rural Garrison School identified the issue of inadequate broadband, gathered community support, and upgraded their broadband service to meet the SETDA/FCC goal of 1Mbps per student.

This report highlights case studies at the state, city, and school district level to provide steps to address and close the digital divide. The three key steps are to assess who needs connectivity and devices and where they live, determine which devices and connectivity options are desirable and available, and find the money to pay for it all. The report details how the best solutions relied on high-level communications and collaboration among all stakeholders.

A report that helps identify ways to successfully bridge the gap in digital literacy in non-English speaking communities. By addressing the context of race, culture, and access, the report provides best practices and strategies for digital inclusion.