This guide serves as a starting point for West Virginia communities looking expand broadband. The report includes links to resources; explains the importance of connectivity, having a vision, and consulting with providers; and describes the state’s mapping program, existing projects, policies and legislation, and permitting and clearance processes.

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This resource allows users to choose a state and view a map of broadband availability based on FCC Form 477 data, with a link to another, more detailed and interactive map. Each page also contains graphs for availability, adoption, and speeds.

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An article that reviews the NTIA’s Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment Program, which allocates $42.45 billion for last-mile broadband development. Among the topics discussed are the role of the states, the matching requirement, the challenge process, and the changes made to the FCC’s broadband mapping initiative.

This report from May 2021 identifies two goals for Oregon: delivering robust broadband statewide and ensuring that speeds and prices in underserved areas are on par with what is available in Oregon’s cities. It recommends 12 actions, including creating of a state broadband office, accelerating a mapping program, and developing public investment strategies.

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A National Public Radio story that uses a town on Tribal lands as an example of the difficulties faced by people who don't have reliable access to broadband. The report explains how the 2021 infrastructure bill could help these communities.

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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 report presents crowd-sourced real-world data on connectivity access and speeds across the United States from users of the TestIT app, which can help determine real gaps in connectivity and address disparities. The resource displays maps that analyze data collected from the app along with a discussion of challenges and opportunities for communities.

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A report exploring how FCC data fail to accurately or completely reflect broadband access on Tribal lands, and how this reality has implications, such as limiting Tribes' ability to access federal funding opportunities.

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 research uses federal broadband data to analyze the status of broadband competition throughout the U.S.

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

The National Broadband Availability Map from the U.S. Department of Commerce and NTIA uses several data sources to show information on broadband availability in the United States. Users can select different layers to view on the map, such as "fixed broadband services at 25/3 Mbps" or "Minority Serving Institutions."