This brief reviews five key areas in which states can implement policy to expand broadband access: establishing programs, defining service speed and goals, setting up and financing, designating who can provide service, and regulating access to infrastructure.

This tool from Pew Charitable Trust provides mapping showing how states have expanded access to broadband through legislation.

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.

This video is a recording of a conversation between Lane Earl of Strata Networks and Belinda Nelson of Gila River Telecommunications in which they discuss the benefits of making broadband accessible and affordable in Tribal communities.

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 explores several natural disasters across the nation in which communities worked to ensure that their citizens stay connected in the event of an emergency. It also includes five recommendations for Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that reflect insights from local resiliency planning.

This resource analyzes the housing-related financial strain felt by residents in Long Beach, California, and explores the intersection of housing and internet access in the community. It provides recommendations for improving internet access and adoption.

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.

This video is a discussion between regional leaders in the public and private sector as they highlight the need for resilient infrastructure solutions across geographies and infrastructure modes, touching on topics from broadband to smart buildings.

The State of Maine Broadband Action Plan of 2020 is a report of strategies for Maine. The plan to build out high speed, affordable internet is based on a community planning model which will rely on public/private partnerships. Instead of using a reverse auction to award projects, Maine will use a two-track grant/loan process that requires matches from providers and community support.

This 2019 update on the KentuckyWired Network describes the next steps in the network's project to build an approximately 3,300-mile-long middle mile broadband network to provide affordable broadband statewide.

This resource from the Kansas Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP) outlines efforts the ORP has undertaken to address rural infrastructure in unserved and underserved parts of the state, and makes a case for increasing efforts to provide broadband infrastructure.

In this testimony, Joanne Hovis, president of CTC Technology & Energy, makes the case before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology that broadband infrastructure should be included in any infrastructure investment program.

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.

An article from December 2020 that makes a case for more subsidies to expand broadband into rural areas of the United States. The author also recommends engaging electrical cooperatives, using alternative technologies, and entering into public-private partnerships.

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