This resource discusses the need to address larger frictions in the middle-skill job market, which comprises one-third of the U.S. job market and requires digital skills that workers often lack. The author makes the case for incorporating broadband into new job training initiatives to potentially address the digital skills gap.

This blog argues that offering low-cost devices can be just as important as broadband service. Connected devices are critical components of digital inclusion efforts and the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program may be a lost opportunity if the program does not also help households get affordable devices.

An article that presents findings about broadband un-adopters— those who have their household internet connection discontinued—which represents 12 percent of those without broadband service. As these households represent an important part of broadband adoption, future policy efforts can benefit from understanding their reasons for terminating their connection.

This Broadband Plan, published in 2018, outlines the history and current state of Arizona’s broadband programs and sets goals and policy recommendations for the future of its broadband development. The plan also examines case studies of initiatives taken by other states.

This study focuses on 32 low and lower-middle income countries where women are disproportionately excluded from accessing the internet. The report outlines the economic and social impact of the digital gender gap and offers policy recommendations for closing the gap.

A study, from May 2019, that discusses three key elements of broadband policy success—availability, adoption, and application—as well as statewide priorities such as broadband planning and mapping, and material broadband enhancements to rural hospitals. The plan focuses on rural Alabama and makes a case for why broadband is necessary.

A paper from October 2020 that reinforces the themes of the previous year’s Broadband for America’s Future: A Vision for the 2020s about the need for ubiquitous broadband across the United States. The author takes into account how the Covid-19 pandemic has accentuated the digital divide on geographic, racial, and class lines.