Search our curated library of expert resources, including funding guides, policy analysis, how-to's, and more.
This analysis uses Heartland Forward’s “Entrepreneurial Capacity Index,” a calculator designed to report on the economic progress across states afforded by entrepreneurship. The finding is that supporting entrepreneurs is essential for growing a state’s economy, especially given the ramifications of Covid-19.
This resource guide from the California Emerging Technology Fund and the Center for a New Orange County is meant to help local and regional government leaders promote broadband deployment and adoption. It includes a sample policy aimed at local communities seeking to deploy broadband and close the digital divide.
An essay from 2001 that discusses how the growth of the internet and e-commerce will impact the labor market. The author identifies three factors: the method by which employers and potential employees find each other, the move towards delivery of labor via the internet, and how the internet could affect the reliance on local labor.
This report from July 2019 summarizes an effort by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to better understand the digital divide and to find ways to close it. The authors’ findings are divided into seven categories reflecting the themes related to the lessons learned by those whom they interviewed.
An article examining the importance of communities partnering with other entities to deliver broadband. It looks at the positives and negatives, the legal issues involved, and how local governments can start the process.
This study examines three types of variables (context, methodological choices, and publication characteristics) that have affected the relationship between broadband and firm location. The results show that broadband has a more beneficial effect in urban areas, although not for the finance, real estate, and insurance industries.
This toolkit is designed for policymakers, regulators, and other stakeholders on matters related to broadband development, primarily in developing countries. The resource identifies issues and challenges, analyzes potential solutions, and provides examples from other countries.
This guide was created for communities looking to expand broadband service. The study includes models of fully public and fully private networks as well as public-private partnerships. The intention of the guide is to help municipalities understand the capital involved for deployment, how much revenue can be generated, and how to avoid pitfalls.
A study that estimates the economic benefits of expanding fixed broadband adoption in three Missouri counties—Bollinger, Henry, and Nodaway—over a 10-year period. The report used both minimum and maximum projected adoption rates and described how the expansion could lead to growth in the employment rates, labor income, and gross domestic product of the counties.
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.