This paper looks at the impact of broadband loan programs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have had on their recipient communities. The researchers found that access to high-speed internet could improve sales and drive down costs, with the positive effects being larger for crops than livestock and animal products.

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This page contains information about the NTIA’s BroadbandUSA program, which serves municipal governments, the telecom industry, and nonprofits looking to expand connectivity and promote digital inclusion. It also contains a description of the NTIA and an overview of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which included several bills related to broadband.

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This white paper from the National Governors Association presents strategies to expand affordable broadband access, including use cases and best practices, and highlights policy solutions to address the coverage gaps and cost inequities.

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This webpage is a collection of resources designed to serve as starting point into federal outreach efforts for municipal officials, local leaders, and community advocates. It contains information about the federal agencies responsible for broadband policy and how to contact the officials who can provide assistance.

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This article explains the partnership between the Yakutat community and the Cordova Telecom Cooperative to extend fiber-to-the-home service to the village. It touches on the project's impetus, sources of funding, and applications in the community.

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The National Tribal Broadband Strategy proposes a roadmap for federal action and investment in broadband access and adoption for Tribal communities. It proposes specific activities that the federal government can undertake within the categories of coordination, data, network infrastructure, funding, permitting, broadband adoption, and economic development.

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This resource provides an overview of broadband access for Native communities, including disparities in fixed and wireless, barriers to access, and strategies for addressing these disparities.

This report includes case studies from four Native Nations that created their own internet service providers. It includes a discussion of challenges to building internet infrastructure that are unique to Tribal communities, and includes best practices for Native Nations, lending institutions, and the federal government when it comes to Tribal connectivity.

This report provides a summary of the policy recommendations that resulted from the 2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit. The policy recommendations address barriers and opportunities related to Tribal broadband.

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This resource is a collection of notable issues identified by NATOA members. The homepage aggregates synopses of news articles, including those dealing with recent legislation, FCC rulings on programs such as Lifeline, and other topics of importance to the telecommunications industry.

This blog from June 2020 argues for the creation of a broadband competition policy agenda and details how governments can specifically encourage competition. The author recommends five methods: focus federal dollars on higher speeds than 25/3 Mbps, encourage concepts like open-access and municipal experimentation, allow people living in multi-tenant buildings to choose providers, empower community institutions to allow private ISPs to use their buildings to branch out into neighborhoods, and gather pricing data to help consumers make better choices.

This resource describes the aspects of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that are related to broadband affordability.

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This resource describes the aspects of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that are related to broadband adoption.

This resource describes the aspects of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that are related to broadband deployment.

This interactive flowchart lists the broadband funding available to Tribal communities, including federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Villages, Hawaiian Homelands, non-federally recognized Tribes, and Tribal broadband providers.