This administrative manual is intended for providing guidance for grant recipients regarding the requirements and processes for requesting project fund reimbursements for projects already approved from the California Advanced Services Fund Broadband Adoption Account and for the Communications Division's oversight of the operations applicable to grant recipients.

This study examines broadband pricing data from fifty national and regional providers and finds that prices have decreased across all major download speeds. It includes tables and graphs about these results and lists the providers that it examined and its methodology for doing so.

This resource provides guidance for how state education leaders can facilitate the collection of digital equity data. The piece offers background information on why data collection is critical to closing the digital divide, establishes common data collection elements, and provides guidance on data management, privacy, and other considerations.

This brief offers an overview of key issues regarding the ‘Internet of Things’ and the associated challenges, including security and privacy, that must be addressed for technology to reach its full potential.

This resource from the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition provides an analysis of the March 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, specifically what the funding supports and how effectively it addresses closing the connectivity gap. The piece concludes that the Act failed in several areas and additional funding for broadband deployment is necessary.

This article provides an overview of the efforts of Dickson Electric System to bring fiber to its service territory in Dickson County, TN and surrounding areas. It covers the history of this project while outlining the scope of the $83 million project that's currently being pushed forward to build fiber throughout this community.

An article that looks at the potential for fixed wireless technologies—satellite, TV white spaces, and 5G—to help close the digital divide in both rural and urban environments.

An interview with Sherry Lichtenberg of the National Regulatory Research Institute about whether broadband should be regulated in the same manner as utilities. Lichtenberg describes how the internet was originally lightly regulated to promote competition and discusses the questions that need to be answered before future regulations can be proposed.

This blog dissects the section of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that allocates $1 billion for middle mile infrastructure. In addition to providing an overview of the program, the piece recommends bringing the energy sector—utilities, electric cooperatives, and oil and gas companies—as partners on middle mile projects.

This report was created to help bridge the digital divide in Chula Vista, California. The eight strategies contained within it are part of three goals that the city defines: Be data driven, institutionalize digital equity and inclusion, and connect, equip, and train the community.

This resource is a collection of lessons gathered from US Ignite's 2018 workshop on deploying wireless networking equipment, small cell sites, public Wi-Fi, and Internet of Things sensors. The playbook combines insights from local government, industry, and nonprofit organizations.

An article that lays out the net neutrality debate to inform readers about its history and future. The piece examines both federal and state regulations over time, as well as the non-governmental proponents and opponents of net neutrality.

The 2021 edition of the Affordability Report summarizes the state of internet affordability around the world, as well as the polices and regulations that affect affordability. In particular, the report advocates for a new theory of change to deliver on the mission of providing universal affordable internet access for all.

A comparison of the prices offered by community-owned internet service providers (ISP) to those offered by privately owned providers. The authors' analysis finds that most community-owned fiber-to-the-home networks charged less and offered prices that were clear and unchanging compared with private ISPs, which typically offered low initial teaser rates that rose sharply later.

This K-12 school infrastructure guide from the Office of Educational Technology provides practical, actionable information to help leaders navigate the decisions required to build a technology infrastructure that can support digital learning. The guide also presents options for leaders to consider when making critical infrastructure decisions.

This checklist offers best practices for various local government leaders (including policy leaders, planners, regulators, and more) to achieve digital equity in their communities through their work.

A paper from August 2021 detailing community-led broadband case studies of six communities that have succeeded in providing robust services that were not previously available or providing competition for incumbent companies.