The Emergency Broadband Benefit has thus far enrolled just 1 in 12 eligible households, but places with low broadband adoption rates show better results

This resource discusses data about the Emergency Broadband Benefit program, created by Congress in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Areas with low wireline broadband adoption have above-average rates of households signing up for the EBB. On the other hand, large metropolitan areas have high volumes of sign-ups but lower rates of actual enrollment.