State and local leaders are committed to better understanding broadband infrastructure and subscription and to using this data as a foundation for policies, investments, and programs. The federal datasets of record are at starting place for local initiatives. We partnered with enthusiastic and creative students and our local and state partners to develop and test new analyses and visualizations. With the new visualizations of broadband data at a city, county, or state level, leaders can have informed conversations with providers and move quickly to remove barriers and incent investments for improving broadband infrastructure improve digital skills, and spur economic prosperity.

Our research partners: Graduate Students from the Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM), Office of the CIO (OCIO) for the State of Washington, Virginia Center for Innovative Technology, Federal partners including the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Census Bureau, and NTIA’s Office of Policy and Analysis (OPAD).